Definitions for: Titi


[n] small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
[n] deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
[n] tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers



Webster (1913) Definition: Ti"ti, n. [Orig. uncert.]
1. A tree of the southern United States ({Cliftonia
monophylla}) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant
white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes; -- called
also black titi, buckwheat tree, and ironwood.

2. Any related tree of the genus Cyrilla, often disting. as
white titi.


Ti"ti, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Teetee.

Synonyms: buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla, Oxydendrum arboreum, sorrel tree, sourwood, titi monkey

See Also: angiospermous tree, Callicebus, Cliftonia, flowering tree, genus Callicebus, genus Cliftonia, genus Oxydendrum, New World monkey, Oxydendrum

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