Associations to the word «Mescal»

Wiktionary

MESCAL, noun. A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave.
MESCAL, noun. The peyote cactus.
MESCAL BEAN, noun. 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.
MESCAL BEANS, noun. Plural of mescal bean

Dictionary definition

MESCAL, noun. A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons.
MESCAL, noun. A colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant).

Wise words

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