buckwheat tree

2 definitions found

buckwheat tree - 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.]

buckwheat tree - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  buckwheat tree
      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
           ]