'Agave rigida' definitions:
Definition of 'Agave rigida'
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- 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[imac]equen.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Agave rigida'
From: 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