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DEVILS-ROOT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- peyote
1, record 1, English, peyote
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- peyote cactus 2, record 1, English, peyote%20cactus
correct
- peyotl 3, record 1, English, peyotl
correct
- mescal buttons 4, record 1, English, mescal%20buttons
correct
- divine cactus 4, record 1, English, divine%20cactus
correct
- devil's-root 5, record 1, English, devil%27s%2Droot
correct
- dumpling cactus 5, record 1, English, dumpling%20cactus
correct
- mescal 3, record 1, English, mescal
avoid, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a small spineless cactus ... of the southwestern United States and Mexico having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercules [containing mescaline]. 6, record 1, English, - peyote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In literature and common speech, "peyote" is sometimes mistakenly called "mescal," a name that refers instead to both a North American psychoactive legume (Sophora secundiflora) and the distilled fermented sap of the Mexican maguey plant ... 2, record 1, English, - peyote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A plant of the family Cactaceae. 7, record 1, English, - peyote
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- peyotl
1, record 1, French, peyotl
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] plante grasse des régions semi-désertiques du Mexique et du Texas, de type cactus, à tiges sphériques aplaties et sans épines renfermant une substance hallucinogène, la mescaline. 2, record 1, French, - peyotl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Cactaceae. 3, record 1, French, - peyotl
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- peyote
1, record 1, Spanish, peyote
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Planta de la familia del cactus, de tallo grueso y globuloso y con flores tubulares, que está cubierto de púas en forma de gancho y que contiene [mescalina] cuya ingestión produce efectos narcóticos y alucinógenos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - peyote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
peyote: planta originaria de México y el sur de Texas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - peyote
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