ixtle

== English == === Alternative forms === istle ixtli === Etymology === American Spanish, from Nahuatl ixtli. === Noun === ixtle (countable and uncountable, plural ixtles) A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber. The fiber itself; pita, or Tampico fiber. === References === “ixtle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Lexit