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

• Little monkey
• Furry tree-dweller of the Amazon
• Monkey variety
• Blue-footed petrel of N.Z
• Small, reddish monkey
• Monkey or tree
• Buckwheat tree
• Tree of Dixie
• Small monkey

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
type of small South American monkey, 1832, from native name in Tupi, probably imitative.