ixtle
Ix"tle, Ix"tli, n. (Bot.) Defn: 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. Defn: The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant Bromelia sylvestris.