Noun mescal has 2 senses
- mescal, mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii - a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
--1 is a kind of cactus
--1 is a member of Lophophora, genus Lophophora
--1 has parts: mescal button, sacred mushroom, magic mushroom
- mescal - a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
--2 is a kind of liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
--2 is a substance of maguey, Agave atrovirens
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