Definition of amole in English:

amole

nounəˈməʊli-lē

A plant of a group native to Mexico and the southern US whose roots are used as detergent, especially the soap-plant, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, or the lechuguilla, Agave lecheguilla.
Example sentencesExamples
- I've got the deer-brush spotted, and we'll pass an amole before we go very far.
- He tells of Christian merchants selling amoles, or bars of salt, arranged in great piles like walls, as well as of pieces of cloth, which the vendors measured on their arms.
- A perennial in the lily family, the purple amole grows from a bulb and produces bluish-purple flowers.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Mexican Spanish.

Definition of amole in US English:

amole

noun-lē

A plant of a group native to Mexico and the southern US whose roots are used as detergent, especially the soap plant or the lechuguilla.
Example sentencesExamples
- He tells of Christian merchants selling amoles, or bars of salt, arranged in great piles like walls, as well as of pieces of cloth, which the vendors measured on their arms.
- I've got the deer-brush spotted, and we'll pass an amole before we go very far.
- A perennial in the lily family, the purple amole grows from a bulb and produces bluish-purple flowers.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Mexican Spanish.

单词	amole
释义	Definition of amole in English: amole nounəˈməʊli-lē A plant of a group native to Mexico and the southern US whose roots are used as detergent, especially the soap-plant, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, or the lechuguilla, Agave lecheguilla. Example sentencesExamples I've got the deer-brush spotted, and we'll pass an amole before we go very far. He tells of Christian merchants selling amoles, or bars of salt, arranged in great piles like walls, as well as of pieces of cloth, which the vendors measured on their arms. A perennial in the lily family, the purple amole grows from a bulb and produces bluish-purple flowers. Origin Mid 19th century: Mexican Spanish. Definition of amole in US English: amole noun-lē A plant of a group native to Mexico and the southern US whose roots are used as detergent, especially the soap plant or the lechuguilla. Example sentencesExamples He tells of Christian merchants selling amoles, or bars of salt, arranged in great piles like walls, as well as of pieces of cloth, which the vendors measured on their arms. I've got the deer-brush spotted, and we'll pass an amole before we go very far. A perennial in the lily family, the purple amole grows from a bulb and produces bluish-purple flowers. Origin Mid 19th century: Mexican Spanish.
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