A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave. / The peyote cactus.

plural of mescal

The consumption of the mescal bean for its psychedelic effects.

A surname from Irish. / (rare) A female given name. / A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.

plural of Mescal

A genus (Dermatophyllum, syn Calia) of shrubs or small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to southwestern North America from western Texas to New Mexico and Arizona in the United States, and south through Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo León in northern Mexico.

plural of mescal bean

(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).

A member of a certain Native American tribe.

The language spoken by these people.