Definition of Sotol

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sotol

sot
sotalol
sotalol hydrochloride
sote
sotelte
soterial
soteriological
soteriologies
soteriology
soth
soths
sotilte
sotiltes
sotogake
sotokomata
sotol (current term)
sotolon
sotolone
sotols
sotomuso
sototasukizori
sots
sotted
sottedly
sottery
sotting
sottings
sottish
sottishly
sottishness

Literary usage of Sotol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"sotol. BY DR. V. HAVARD, US ARMY. Name.—This interesting member of the ... sotol is the Mexican name under which it is well known along the Upper Rio Grande ..."

2. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"TUB sotol, A MEXICAN FORAGE PLANT. By CLIFFORD RICHARDSON of Washington, ... As a food-plant in dry districts, the sotol is of great value; ..."

3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1907)
"... some distance from the apex of the stem and the flowering period does not terminate the existence of the individual as in the agave. sotol (Dasylirion ..."

4. Botanical Features of North American Deserts by Daniel Trembly MacDougal (1908)
"Since the sotol region is one in which the physiographic factor is a determinative ... In Texas the main body of the sotol country is embraced in the rough ..."

5. Investigations of Infra-red Spectra by William Weber Coblentz (1908)
"Since the sotol region is one in which the physiographic factor is a determinative ... In Texas the main body of the sotol country is embraced in the rough ..."

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