Definition of Peyotl

1. Noun. Peyote. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peyotl

1. peyote [n -S] - See also: peyote

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peyotl

pewtery
pewtre
pexelizumab
pexin
pexinogen
pexis
peyer's
peyer's glands
peyer's patch
peyote
peyotes
peyotism
peyotisms
peyotist
peyotists
peyotl (current term)
peyotls
peyse
peysed
peyses
peysing
peytral
peytrals
peytrel
peytrels
pezant
pezants
peziza
pezizas
pezizoid

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, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Peyotl on Dictionary.com!Search for Peyotl on Thesaurus.com!Search for Peyotl on Google!Search for Peyotl on Wikipedia!

Search