It is a word of Nahuatl origin that means soap (amolli). is the name of several plants in Mexico, which have saponiferous properties. Among them are the amolillo, chumbimbre, soap or soap (Sapindus saponaria of the Family Sapindaceae) or the tuberose, tuberose, lily? or St. Joseph's rod (Agave amica of the family Asparagaceae or Agavaceae). There are other bulbous plants that are also called amole in Mexico.
