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a⋅mo⋅le

  [uh-moh-ley; Sp. ah-maw-le]
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–noun, plural -les  [-leyz; Sp. -les] . Southwestern U.S.
1. the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
2. any such plant itself.
Origin:
< MexSp < Nahuatl ahmōlli soap
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a·mo·le   (ə-mō'lē)   
n.  

  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.


[American Spanish, from Nahuatl amolli.]
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