'Titi' definitions:
Definition of 'titi'
(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]
noun
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, titi, Oxydendrum arboreum]
noun
Small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail [syn: titi, titi monkey]
Definition of 'Titi'
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.]
Definition of 'titi'
From: GCIDE
- Teetee \Tee"tee\, n. [Sp. tit['i].]
- 1. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A diving petrel of Australia ({Halodroma wrinatrix}). [1913 Webster]