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单词 amole
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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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