anhalonium alkaloid
noun
an·ha·lo·ni·um alkaloid
ˌan(h)əˈlōnēəm-
: any of a group of alkaloids (as hordenine, mescaline) that are found in peyote buttons and that are used as cerebral stimulants and motor depressants
called also cactus alkaloid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Anhalonium, genus of cacti, from Greek an- + halōnion small threshing floor (equated with New Latin areola areole, from Latin, small open space, diminutive of area piece of level ground, threshing floor), diminutive of halōn threshing floor; from the belief that the areoles were lacking
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above