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Peruvian torch

Peruvian torch noun: a cactus, Trichocereus macrogonus, native to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

Noun

Peruvian torch (plural Peruvian torches)

  1. A cactus, Trichocereus macrogonus, native to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
    • […]the exception being T. peruvianus (Peruvian torch) which is supposedly much stronger and thought to contain almost as high concentrations of mescaline as peyote (Ott, 1996b; Pardanani et al., 1977), although other reports suggest this is an exaggeration […].2019, David Luke, Otherworlds: Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience, Aeon Books, →ISBN, page 7

Forms of Peruvian torch

pluralPeruvian torches

Questions about Peruvian torch

What does Peruvian torch mean?
Peruvian torch means a cactus, Trichocereus macrogonus, native to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
What part of speech is Peruvian torch?
Peruvian torch is a noun.
What is the plural of Peruvian torch?
The plural of Peruvian torch is Peruvian torches.

Words near Peruvian torch in the dictionary

  1. Peruvian nutmeg
  2. Peruvian Paso
  3. Peruvian Pasos
  4. Peruvian slaty antshrike
  5. Peruvian slaty antshrikes
  6. Peruvian torch
  7. Peruvian wart
  8. Peruvian warts
  9. Peruvianization
  10. Peruvianize
  11. Peruvianized

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