istle

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Istle \Is"tle\, n.
   Same as {Ixtle}.
   [1913 Webster]
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
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