Main Entry: pey·o·te

Pronunciation: \pā-ˈōt-ē\

Variant(s): also pey·otl \-ˈōt-^əl\

Function: noun

1 : a hallucinogenic drug containing mescaline that is derived from peyote buttons and used especially in the religious ceremonies of some American Indian peoples
2 : a small spineless cactus of the genus Lophophora (L. williamsii) of the southwestern United States and Mexico having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercules—called also mescal

[peyote illustration]