What does "ixtle" mean?
Ixtle: 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.]
Additional senses
- 2.The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant Bromelia sylvestris.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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