Monkey or tree

• Tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
• Blue-footed petrel of N.Z
• Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
• South American monkey, or two music notes
• Glossy-leaved tree of southern U. S
• Small South American monkey
• Flowering tree of the South

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. A New World monkey of the genus (taxlink Callicebus genus noshow=1), native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur. Etymology 2 n. (cx NZ English) mutton bird Etymology 3 n. 1 A tree of the southern United States ((taxlink ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers [syn: buckwheat tree , Cliftonia monophylla ] deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays ...

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.