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Definition: Agave rigida
Jeniquen
\Je*ni"quen\, n. [Sp. jeniquen.] (Bot.)
A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp (
Agave rigida, var.
Sisalana); also, its fiber. [Written also
hen[=i]equen.]
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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.]
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