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Ixtle \Ix"tle\, Ixtli \Ix"tli\([i^]x"tl[-e]), n.
1. (Bot.) 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}.
[Written also {istle}.]
[1913 Webster] Ixtle


Pita \Pi"ta\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
(a) A fiber obtained from the {Agave Americana} and other
related species, -- used for making cordage and paper.
Called also {pita fiber}, and {pita thread}.
(b) The plant which yields the fiber.
[1913 Webster]


Pita \Pi"ta\ (p[=e]"t[.a]), Pita bread \Pi"ta bread`\, n. [Sp.]
A thin flat bread that is formed in two layers, to make a
pocket into which other foods may be placed.
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