peyote; mescaline
Refers to the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii) or the psychoactive substance mescaline derived from it. Usually written in kana.
See also: ペヨーテ
Peyote is a type of cactus with hallucinogenic effects.
He was arrested for using mescaline.
Kanji spelling; rare and mostly literary or poetic. The word is usually written in kana.
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for the plant or drug sense.
The kanji 烏羽玉 literally means 'crow-feather jewel', referring to the jet-black color of a crow's feathers. The reading うばたま is of uncertain origin, possibly a compound of 烏羽 (crow feather) and 玉 (jewel). The plant sense is an extended use from the black color of the peyote cactus.