"shea tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shea trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shea tree (plural shea trees)
  1. A tree, the source of a fruit with a nutritious flesh and an oil-rich seed which yileds shea butter (used in cosmetics), endemic to Africa (Vitellaria paradoxa). Synonyms (Vitellaria paradoxa): Butyrospermum parkii, shi tree, vitellaria
    Sense id: en-shea_tree-en-noun-NrerMLrP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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