any of a genus (Dasylirion) of yuccalike desert plants of the agave family, with dense clusters of whitish, lilylike flowers, growing in the SW U.S. and N Mexico
See sotol in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sōˈtōlˌ)
noun
Any of several tall woody plants of the genus Dasylirion of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico, having prickly-margined leaves and a large panicle of whitish unisexual flowers.
An alcoholic beverage produced from the trunks of these plants.