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shea tree

shea tree noun: 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).

Noun

shea tree (plural shea trees)

  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).
    Synonyms:
    Butyrospermum parkii, shi tree, vitellaria

Synonyms of shea tree

Forms of shea tree

pluralshea trees

Questions about shea tree

What does shea tree mean?
Shea tree means 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).
What part of speech is shea tree?
Shea tree is a noun.
What is the plural of shea tree?
The plural of shea tree is shea trees.

Words near shea tree in the dictionary

  1. she/her
  2. shea
  3. shea butter
  4. shea butter tree
  5. shea butters
  6. shea tree
  7. shea trees
  8. Shead
  9. sheading
  10. sheadings
  11. Sheads

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