sotol
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- noun
- /səˈtɔl/
- US
- sotol plant
Examples
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She was a hundred and fifty yards away when something dark and shiny reared up from behind a clump of sotol.
Fiction book (2001) -
She used the sharp tips of sotol leaves to make needles and ixtle fibers from yucca leaves to make thread to sew the pieces of skin together.
Fiction book (1995) -
The sotol is a resilient plant with sharp, spiky leaves that thrives in the arid landscapes of the southwestern United States.
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In the Chihuahuan Desert, sotol plants stand tall with their rigid, swordlike leaves, providing shelter for small desert creatures.
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Sotol is often found growing alongside cactus in the dry, rocky soil of northern Mexico's desert regions.
Synonyms
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A plant with spiky leaves from North American deserts that survives long without water
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sotol comes from Spanish and likely from a local Mexican word for the spiky, desert plant itself. That's why the same name is used for both the plant and the drink, so remembering the plant makes the word for the beverage easy to recall.