pita

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun 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.
• noun The maguey, Agave Americana, and other species of the genus.
• noun The fiber derived from Agave leaves.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.
• noun The plant which yields the fiber.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
• noun A fiber obtained from the Agave americana and related species, used for making cordage and paper.
• noun The plant which yields the fiber.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling