amole

(ə mō)

noun

  1. the root of any of various plants of the SW U.S. and Mexico, used as a substitute for soap
  2. any of these plants, esp. the soap plant

Origin: MexSp < Nahuatl a:molli, lit., soap-root

See amole in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The root, bulb, or another plant part of several chiefly western North American plants, such as certain species of Agave, Chlorogalum, and Yucca, used as a substitute for soap.
  2. A plant so used.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from Nahuatl amolli

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