Ixtle

{ Ix"tle, Ix"tli } (ĭx"tlē), 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.]

{ Ix"tle Ix"til} (?), n. The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant Bromelia sylvestris.