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noun
Any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Mutton bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand
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noun
A tree of the southern United States (Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any tree of the related genus Cyrilla.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: titi monkey
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Broader terms: New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian
noun
deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sorrel tree, sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum
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Broader terms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
noun
tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: buckwheat tree, Cliftonia monophylla
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
History
Borrowed from Māori.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
