Definition of Cliftonia monophylla

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

Exact synonyms: Buckwheat Tree, Titi
Group relationships: Cliftonia, Genus Cliftonia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cliftonia Monophylla

Cleveland steamers
Clevenger
Clevenger's fissure
Clianthus formosus
Clianthus puniceus
Clianthus speciosus
Clichy
Clichy-la-Garenne
Cliff
Clifford
Clifford Odets
Clifford trust
Cliffordian
Clifton
Cliftonia
Cliftonia monophylla
Climategate
Clinch River
Clinidae
Clinopodium
Clinopodium grandiflorum
Clinopodium vulgare
Clinoril
Clint
Clinton
Clinton's lily
Clinton administration
Clintonesque
Clintonia andrewsiana
Clintonia borealis

Literary usage of Cliftonia monophylla

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico). by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"cliftonia monophylla, Sarg. Titi. Ironwood. Leaves l^'-2' long, J'-l' wide, bright green and lustrous on the upper, paler on the lower surface, ..."

2. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1901)
"... 141 Cladophora, 128 Clethra alnifolia, 132 cliftonia monophylla, 116 Closterium, 128 Chile's " Our Ferns in their Haunts," 134 Cobaea, 144 Cockerel 1, ..."

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