titi : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: titi	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for titi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
titi n tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers Synonym(s): titi, buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves Synonym(s): sorrel tree, sourwood, titi, Oxydendrum arboreum small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail Synonym(s): titi, titi monkey
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[a1].] 1. (Zo[94]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[94]l.) A diving petrel of Australia ({Halodroma wrinatrix}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Titi \Ti"ti\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Teetee}.