peyotl
/peɪˈoʊtəl/
noun
- An older name for the peyote cactus, used especially in historical or scientific contexts.
- Early explorers wrote about peyotl and its use by indigenous peoples in Mexico.
- Botanists sometimes refer to the plant as peyotl in older scientific papers.
- The word peyotl comes from the Nahuatl language spoken by the Aztecs.
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