: a plant part (such as a root) possessing detergent properties and serving as a substitute for soap
also
: a plant (such as a yucca or agave) so used
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The only times Cummings has gone hunting was for wild swine, partly because the pigs were killing the purple amole, an endangered purple flower that grows in central California.
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Thomas Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2022
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Thomas Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2022
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“Amole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amole. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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