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Ixtli
{
Ix′tle
,Ix′tli
}(ĭx′tlē̍)
, Noun.
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
.] Definition 2024
ixtli
ixtli
Classical Nahuatl
Noun
īxtli
Derived terms
References
- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 230
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 121
- Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 222