titi (redirected from Callicebinae)

ti·ti ¹  (tt, tt)

n. pl. ti·tis

1. A New World shrub or small tree (Cyrilla racemiflora) of warm swampy areas, having leathery leaves, yellow fruit, and white flowers in clustered racemes that are borne at the tip of the preceding season's growth. Also called leatherwood.

2. An evergreen shrub or small tree (Cliftonia monophylla) of the southeast United States, having glossy leathery leaves, white to pinkish flowers clustered in racemes, and winged fruit.

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[Origin unknown.]

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ti·ti ²  (t-t)

n. pl. ti·tis

Any of various small, long-tailed, arboreal monkeys of the genus Callicebus, living in tropical regions of South America.

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[Spanish tití, from Aymara titi.]

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titi¹

n pl -tis

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several small omnivorous New World monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America, having long beautifully coloured fur and a long nonprehensile tail

[via Spanish from Aymaran, literally: little cat]

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titi²

n pl -tis

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various evergreen shrubs or small trees of the family Cyrillaceae of the southern US, esp the leatherwood and Cliftonia monophylla, which has white or pinkish fragrant flowers

[of American Indian origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	titi - tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla Cliftonia, genus Cliftonia - one species: titi angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
	2.	titi - deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves Oxydendrum arboreum, sorrel tree, sourwood genus Oxydendrum, Oxydendrum - sourwood angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
	3.	titi - small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail titi monkey New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails Callicebus, genus Callicebus - titis