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mez·cal

 (mĕz-kăl′)
n.
Variant of mescal.
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mezcal

(mɛˈskæl)
n
(Plants) a variant spelling of mescal
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Noun1.mezcal - a small spineless globe-shaped cactusmezcal - a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
Lophophora williamsii, mescal, peyote
cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
genus Lophophora, Lophophora - two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal
magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom - the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin
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