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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)

Sense 1

Lophophora williamsii ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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)

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