ixtle Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ix"tle, Ix"tli noun (Also<
  • Ixtle
  • Ixtli
)
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913