Definition of "hikuli" [hikuli]

• In the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, the name of the narcotic cactus Lophophora Williamsii, a plant held in high esteem by the Indians. See mescal-button. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "One man told Lumholtz of returning from the desert and trying to use his bag of hikuli as a pillow at night."
• "Then, with the first sign of the sun, the shaman and the people would face east and wave farewell to the hikuli, a spirit that had descended on the wings of green doves, only to depart in the company of an owl."
• "For the Tarahumara peyote was hikuli, the spirit being that sits next to Father Sun."