GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   { Ixtle, Ixtli } , 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.]
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   ‖Pita , 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.
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3.       
   ‖Pita , Pita
   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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