Get to know Peyote better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like mescal or mezcal.
Peyote in a sentence
Peyote meaning
- A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
- A mescal button produced by the plant.
Synonyms of Peyote
Using Peyote
- The main meaning on this page is: A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline. | A mescal button produced by the plant.
- Useful related words include: mescal, mezcal, lophophora williamsii, cactus.
- In the example corpus, peyote often appears in combinations such as: peyote stitch, of peyote, peyote was.
Context around Peyote
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peyote
- In this selection, "peyote" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, replaced, indigenous, protect, stitch, conservation and striving stand out and add context to how "peyote" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 20th century peyote was more and actually replaced peyote as native. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peyote" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peyote
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Peyote stitch is stitched using only one end of the nylon thread. (12 words)
Lophos’ specifications rigorously test the peyote, striving for uniformity and transparency across different batches. (14 words)
Because when you're tripping on peyote, you need all the concentration you can get. (15 words)
Ginsberg said the image of Moloch was inspired by peyote visions he had of the Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco which appeared to him as a skull; he took it as a symbol of the city (not specifically San Francisco, but all cities). (44 words)
Attempts by the Roman Catholic church to suppress its use after the Spanish conquest were largely unsuccessful, and by the middle of the 20th century, peyote was more widely used than ever by indigenous peoples as far north as Canada. (40 words)
Nylon thread is more suited to peyote stitch because it is softer and more pliable than fishing line, which permits the beads of the stitch to sit straight without undue tension bending the arrangement out of place. (37 words)
Example sentences (19)
Alcohol had actually replaced peyote as Native Americans ’ psychoactive agent of choice in rituals when peyote was outlawed.
A sign leading to the tipi grounds at the Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative homesite in Hebbronville, Texas, Sunday, March 24, 2024.
Lophos’ specifications rigorously test the peyote, striving for uniformity and transparency across different batches.
Those trying to protect peyote disagree on whether it should be grown outside its natural habitat.
After eating two peyote buttons, we sat under the tree for a bit and then began our trek back to camp.
They believe psychoactive plants like ayahuasca, peyote or open people’s minds to metaphysical realms and deeply meaningful experiences.
Because when you're tripping on peyote, you need all the concentration you can get.
Attempts by the Roman Catholic church to suppress its use after the Spanish conquest were largely unsuccessful, and by the middle of the 20th century, peyote was more widely used than ever by indigenous peoples as far north as Canada.
Experienced collectors of peyote remove a thin slice from the top of the plant, leaving the growing point intact, thus allowing the plant to regenerate.
Ginsberg said the image of Moloch was inspired by peyote visions he had of the Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco which appeared to him as a skull; he took it as a symbol of the city (not specifically San Francisco, but all cities).
However, anyone may grow and use peyote, or Lophophora williamsii, as well as Echinopsis pachanoi and Echinopsis peruviana without restriction, as it is specifically exempt from legislation.
In fact, it is not uncommon for cross stitch patterns to be beaded in peyote stitch technique.
In Lophophora williamsii ( Peyote ), dopamine converts into mescaline in a biosynthetic pathway involving m-O-methylation and aromatic hydroxylation. citation Tyrosine and phenylalanine serve as the metabolic precursors to synthesis of mescaline.
It occurs naturally in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), citation the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), citation the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana), citation and in a number of other members of the Cactaceae plant family.
Nylon thread is more suited to peyote stitch because it is softer and more pliable than fishing line, which permits the beads of the stitch to sit straight without undue tension bending the arrangement out of place.
Peyote stitch is stitched using only one end of the nylon thread.
Peyote stitch patterns are very easy to depict diagrammatically because they are typically stitched flat.
Research by Humphry Osmond Huxley had first heard of peyote use in ceremonies of the Native American Church in New Mexico soon after coming to the United States in 1937.
Right angle weave lends itself better to 3D beading, but peyote stitch offers the advantage of allowing the beads to be more tightly knit, which is sometimes necessary to portray an object properly in three dimensions.
Common combinations with peyote
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- peyote stitch 5×
- of peyote 3×
- peyote was 2×
- the peyote 2×
- peyote or 2×