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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Ixtle \Ix"tle\, Ixtli \Ix"tli\([i^]x"tl[-e]), n.
      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.]
         [1913 Webster] Ixtle
   
                   
                 

2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Pita \Pi"ta\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
         (a) A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other
             related species, -- used for making cordage and paper.
             Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.
         (b) The plant which yields the fiber.
             [1913 Webster]
   
                   
                 

3.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Pita \Pi"ta\ (p[=e]"t[.a]), Pita bread \Pi"ta bread`\, n. [Sp.]
      A thin flat bread that is formed in two layers, to make a
      pocket into which other foods may be placed.
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