ti

ti

ti¹ [tē]

n.

[altered < si: see GAMUT]

Music a syllable representing the seventh tone of the diatonic scale: see SOLFEGGIO

ti² [tē]

n.

[< a Polynesian language, e.g. Maori or Samoan: ult. < Proto-Polynesian * tii]

a Polynesian and Australian woody plant (genus Cordyline) of the agave family: the leaves are used for thatch, garments, fodder, etc., and the roots are used for food and liquor