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teonanacatl|ˌtiːənɑːnəˈkæt(ə)l|
[a. Nahuatl, f. teotl god + nancatl mushroom.]
Any of several hallucinogenic fungi, esp. Psilocybe mexicana, found in Central America. Also attrib.
1875H. H. Bancroft Native Races Pacific States II. 360 Among the ingredients used to make their drinks more intoxicating the most powerful was the teonanacatl, ‘flesh of God’, a kind of mushroom which excited the passions. 1915Jrnl. Heredity VII. 294/2 The writer has sought diligently for a fungus having the properties attributed to the teonanacatl. 1940Amer. Anthropologist XLII. 439 The identity of teonanacatl was unknown for three centuries. 1953J. Ramsbottom Mushrooms & Toadstools vi. 49 The Aztecs and Chichimecas were the earliest recorders of this teonanacatl. 1966Listener 14 July 47/1 Another Mexican fantasy-producing drug that is used in religious ceremonial comes from the teonanacatl mushroom. 1975[see psilocin]. |