LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII
Dictionary entry overview: What does Lophophora williamsii mean?
• LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII (noun)
The noun LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII has 1 sense:
1. a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
Familiarity information: LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII (noun)
Meaning:
A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Lophophora williamsii; mescal; mezcal; peyote
Hypernyms ("Lophophora williamsii" is a kind of...):
cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)
Meronyms (parts of "Lophophora williamsii"):
magic mushroom; mescal button; sacred mushroom (the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin)
Holonyms ("Lophophora williamsii" is a member of...):
genus Lophophora; Lophophora (two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal)