Defn: An East Indian tree (Garcinia pedunculata) having a large yellow fleshy fruit with a pleasant acid flavor.
TIKUS
Ti"kus, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The bulau.
TIL
Til, prep. & conj.
Defn: See Till. [Obs.] Chaucer.
TILBURY Til"bu*ry, n.; pl. Tilburies. Etym: [Probably from Tilburyfort, in the Country of Essex, in England.]
Defn: A kind of gig or two-wheeled carriage, without a top or cover.
[Written also tilburgh.]
TILDE Til"de, n. Etym: [Sp., fr. L. titulus a superscription, title, token, sign. See Title, n.]
Defn: The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ñ, l], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y.
TILE
Tile, v. t. Etym: [See 2d Tiler.]