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amole

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a·mo·le  (-ml)
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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This gives families the option of removing a child from the classroom if they object, says spokesperson Tustin Amole.
The amole plant - used by the Chumash Indians who once populated the area as soap, glue, shampoo and food - is the other marvel of the lakeshore, Taylor said.
Drilling at Grasberg Underground is ongoing with two drills working from the Amole drift to delineate the Grasberg deposit below the 1998 reserve additions.
 
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