Noun: mescal me'skal
- A colourless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
"They sipped mescal and discussed the differences between it and tequila"
- A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
"The mescal cactus is known for its psychoactive properties";
- mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii
Derived forms: mescals
Type of: cactus, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn [informal], liquor, spirit [Brit], spirits [Brit], strong drink
Part of: Agave atrovirens, genus Lophophora, Lophophora, maguey
Encyclopedia: Mescal, Paul