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sotol
so·tol S0573600 (sō′tōl′)n.1. Any of several plants of the genus Dasylirion of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico, having narrow spiny leaves, a short woody stem, and a large panicle of whitish flowers.2. An alcoholic beverage distilled from the fermented sap of these plants. [Mexican Spanish sotol, from Nahuatl zōtōlin, palm tree.]sotol (ˈsəʊtɒl) n (Botany) a plant of the agave familyso•tol (ˈsoʊ toʊl, soʊˈtoʊl) n. any yuccalike plant of the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and N Mexico. [1880–85, Amer.; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl zōtōlin] |