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shea tree

–noun
an African tree, Butyrospermum parkii, of the sapodilla family, bearing a round, smooth-skinned fruit that contains one or more seeds yielding shea butter.

Origin:
1790–1800
shea tree   (shē, shā)   
n.  A tropical African tree (Butyrospermum parkii) having oily seeds that yield shea butter.

[Bambara si.]

Shea tree

She"a tree`\ (Bot.) An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia, or Butyrospermum, Parkii), from the seeds of which a substance resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree.
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