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Mescal

Mescal Meaning & Definition
Mescal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mescal?

[n] a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
[n] a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mescal: Lophophora williamsii | mezcal | peyote

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mescal:

See Also | Agave atrovirens | booze | cactus | genus Lophophora | hard drink | hard liquor | John Barleycorn | liquor | Lophophora | maguey | mescal button | sacred mushroom | spirits | strong drink

Mescal In Webster's Dictionary

\Mes*cal"\, n. [Sp.] A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See {Agave}.

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