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titi


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Titi  \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}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Teetee  \Tee"tee\,  n.  [Sp.  tit['i].] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  several  species  of  small 
  soft-furred  South  American  monkeys  belonging  to 
  {Callithrix},  {Chrysothrix},  and  allied  genera;  as  the 
  collared  teetee  ({Callithrix  torquatus}),  and  the  squirrel 
  teetee  ({Chrysothrix  sciurea}).  Called  also  {pinche}, 
  {titi},  and  {saimiri}.  See  {Squirrel  monkey},  under 
  {Squirrel}. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  diving  petrel  of  Australia  ({Halodroma 
  wrinatrix}). 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Titi  \Ti"ti\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Same  as  {Teetee}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  titi 
  n  1:  tree  of  low-lying  coastal  areas  of  southeastern  United 
  States  having  glossy  leaves  and  racemes  of  fragrant 
  white  flowers  [syn:  {buckwheat  tree},  {Cliftonia 
  monophylla}] 
  2:  deciduous  shrubby  tree  of  eastern  North  America  having 
  deeply  fissured  bark  and  sprays  of  small  fragrant  white 
  flowers  and  sour-tasting  leaves  [syn:  {sorrel  tree},  {sourwood}, 
  {Oxydendrum  arboreum}] 
  3:  small  South  American  monkeys  with  long  beautiful  fur  and 
  long  nonprehensile  tail  [syn:  {titi  monkey}] 




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