white titi

white titi
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.]


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  • white titi — noun shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage • Syn: ↑cyrilla, ↑leatherwood, ↑Cyrilla racemiflora • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • titi — kekinė cirila statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cirilinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medingas augalas (Cyrilla racemiflora), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cyrilla racemiflora angl. black titi; he huckleberry; ironwood;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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  • White-eared Titi — Taxobox name = White eared Titi status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates familia = Pitheciidae genus = Callicebus species = C. donacophilus binomial = Callicebus donacophilus… …   Wikipedia

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