SHEA TREE


Meaning of SHEA TREE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshē-, ˈshā- ]

noun

Etymology: Bambara si

Date: 1799

: a tropical African tree ( Vitellaria paradoxa syn. Butyrospermum parkii ) of the sapodilla family with fatty nuts that yield shea butter

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