The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
Agave rigida
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.