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a·mo·le A0261100 (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.]amole (ˈæməʊl) n (Plants) the root, bulb or other part of several mainly western North American plants, such as the agave and yucca, used as a substitute for soapa•mo•le (əˈmoʊ li) n., pl. -les. 1. the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap. 2. any such plant itself. [1830–35; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl ahmōlli soap] |