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English noun: mescal

1. mescal (plant) a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons


SynonymsLophophora williamsii, mezcal, peyote


Broader (hypernym)cactus


Part holonymmagic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom


Member meronymgenus Lophophora, Lophophora

2. mescal (food) a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)


Broader (hypernym)booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink


Substance meronymAgave atrovirens, maguey









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