mescal vs peyote

mescal and peyote both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mescal	Yes	No	No	No
peyote	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mescal and peyote are synonyms defined as:

mescal and peyote: a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons

Other synonyms of mescal include Lophophora williamsii, mezcal.

mescal (noun)	peyote (noun)
a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)	the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons	a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons