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pita |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ixtle \Ix"tle\, Ixtli \Ix"tli\([i^]x"tl[-e]), n. (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}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pita \Pi"ta\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) a A fiber obtained from the {Agave Americana} and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also {pita fiber}, and {pita thread}. b The plant which yields the fiber. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pita n : (Middle East) usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling [syn: {pocket bread}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: PITA Pain In The Anatomy / Ass (slang, Usenet, IRC)
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