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

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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. [PJC]

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pita

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Ixtle \Ix"tle\, Ixtli \Ix"tli\([i^]x"tl[-e]), n. (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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)