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Definition of Peyotl
1. peyote [n -S] - See also: peyote
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peyotl
Literary usage of Peyotl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mexico of the Mexicans by Lewis Spence (1918)
"Hast thou drunk peyotl, or hast thou given it to others to drink, ... The intoxicant
peyotl which they are here said to employ is a species of the genus ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"The sacred plant peyotl, so common in the native rites throughout Mexico, and
prized for the intoxication it produces, is held in high esteem among them. ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Societyby American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1896)
"... or "peyotl," but have been omitted from the later editions. The dried aerial
portions of ..."
4. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences by Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
"... is sliced longitudinally into strips like a radish or parsnip, bearing no
resemblance whatever to a mushroom, and designated by early writers as peyotl, ..."
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