Pita

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A round flat bread of Middle Eastern origin that can be opened to form a pocket for filling. Also called pocket bread.
  • n. Any of several plants of the genus Agave that yield strong leaf fibers. Also called istle.
  • n. The fiber of any of these plants, used in making cordage and paper.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
  • n. A fiber obtained from the Agave americana and related species, used for making cordage and paper.
  • n. The plant which yields the fiber.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.
  • n. The plant which yields the fiber.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The maguey, Agave Americana, and other species of the genus.
  • n. The fiber derived from Agave leaves.
  • n. In southern Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America, a name applied to various textile plants and the fiber produced from them: especially applied in the low, moist regions of Mexico and Central America to Karatas Karatas, which yields a strong and durable fiber.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
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    Akita    Anita    Chita    Evita    Gaeta    Greta    Juanita    Lolita    Margarita    Melitta   
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