A climbing shrub, Marsdenia tenacissima (family Asclepiadaceae), native to hilly regions of north-eastern India and other parts of South and South-East Asia.
Origin
Mid 19th century. Probably from a local language spoken in the Rajmahal Hills of Jharkhand, India.
Definition of jiti in US English:
jiti
(also chiti, jetee, jettee)
noundʒɪˈti
rare
A climbing shrub, Marsdenia tenacissima (family Asclepiadaceae), native to hilly regions of north-eastern India and other parts of South and South-East Asia.
Origin
Mid 19th century. Probably from a local language spoken in the Rajmahal Hills of Jharkhand, India.