'buckwheat tree' definitions:
Definition of 'buckwheat tree'
From: WordNet
noun
Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers [syn: titi, buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla]
Definition of 'buckwheat tree'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. Any related tree of the genus Cyrilla, often disting. as white titi. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]