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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ixtle

/(ĭx"tlē̇)/ · Ix·tle · IPA
01 n. A Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called also pita, and…
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    A Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called also pita, and Tampico fiber.(Bot.) Also: pita, Tampico fiber
02 n. The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant Bromelia sylvestris.
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    The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant Bromelia sylvestris.