shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii;
Synonyms: Cordyline terminalis
ti (n.)
the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization;
a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite;