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a•mo•le
(ə mō′lā; Sp. ä mô′le),USA pronunciation n., pl. -les (-lāz; Sp. -les).USA pronunciation [Southwestern U.S.]
- Plant Biology, Dialect Termsthe root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Plant Biology, Dialect Termsany such plant itself.
- Nahuatl ahmōlli soap
- Mexican Spanish