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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
teonanacatl

native name for a hallucinogenic fungi (Psilocybe mexicana) found in Central America, 1875, from Nahuatl (Aztecan), from teotl "god" + nancatl "mushroom."

Usage examples of "teonanacatl".

The small black mushrooms were called teonanacatl, "flesh of the gods," which indicates how scarce and precious they were.