Titi

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Titi \Ti"ti\, n. (Zool.)
     Same as {Teetee}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]