titi

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
noun deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
noun small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail

Borrowed from Māori.

Here it is: “Ohé, Titi, ohééé! — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
And why was the Son...?” And suddenly the sequence of these thoughts broke off, and Prince Andrew heard (without knowing whether it was a delusion or reality) a soft whispering voice incessantly and rhythmically repeating “piti-piti-piti,” and then “titi,” and then again “piti-piti-piti,” and “ti-ti” once more. — War and Peace, Leo, graf Tolstoy

buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla

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