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Alt. of Ixtli

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  1. n. Alt. of Ixtli
  2. 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.] The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant Bromelia sylvestris.