shea tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tree, the source of a fruit with a nutritious flesh and an oil-rich seed which yields shea butter (used in cosmetics), endemic to Africa (Vitellaria paradoxa).

Word forms

shea tree shea trees

Synonyms

Butyrospermum parkii shi tree vitellaria
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