agave rigida [机] 硬龙舌兰
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}.]
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}.]