teonanacatl

noun

te·​o·​na·​na·​catl

¦tāōˌnänə¦kätᵊl

plural -s

: any of several New World mushrooms (Psilocybe and related genera of the family Agaricaceae) that are sources of hallucinogens

Word History

Etymology

Nahuatl teōnanacatl, from teō-, teōtl god + nanacatl mushroom

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