Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
IXTLE
Etymology
Noun
ixtle (countable and uncountable, plural ixtles)
A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber.
The fiber itself; pita, or Tampico fiber.
Anagrams
• Lexit
Source: Wiktionary
Ix"tle, Ix"tli, n. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.]
Ix"tle Ix"til, n.
Definition: The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant Bromelia sylvestris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
5 May 2025
UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Coffee Trivia
