[syn: titi, titi monkey]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Titi \Ti"ti\, n. (Zool.)
Same as Teetee.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
titi
n 1: 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]
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, titi,
Oxydendrum arboreum]
3: small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long
nonprehensile tail [syn: titi, titi monkey]