titi

1. 1.

   tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers

   Synonymsbuckwheat treeCliftonia monophylla

   Broaderangiospermous tree

   Part ofCliftonia
2. 2.

   deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves

   Synonymssorrel treesourwoodOxydendrum arboreum

   Broaderangiospermous tree

   Part ofOxydendrum
3. 3.

   small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail

   Synonymstiti monkey

   BroaderNew World monkey

   Part ofCallicebus

Other forms of titi

plural

titis·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about titi

What does titi mean?

titi means "tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in titi?

titi has 2 syllables: ti-ti. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for titi?

Close synonyms include buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla, sorrel tree, sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is titi a common word?

titi is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.