English noun: mescal |
1. | mescal (plant) a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons |
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| Synonyms | Lophophora williamsii, mezcal, peyote |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cactus |
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| Part holonym | magic mushroom, mescal button, sacred mushroom |
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| Member meronym | genus Lophophora, Lophophora |
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2. | mescal (food) a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink |
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| Substance meronym | Agave atrovirens, maguey |
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