Ix·tle, Ix·tli 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.]
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Tam·pi·co fi·ber or Tam·pi·co fi·bre. A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used under this name.
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