Istle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Istle \Is"tle\, n.
     Same as {Ixtle}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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