shea

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English

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Shea tree

Etymology

From Bambara si.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi/, /ʃeɪ/, /ʃi.ə/, /ʃɪə/[1]

Noun

shea

  1. A tree (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.) indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda.
  2. The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.

Synonyms

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  • (fruit): shea nut

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Translations

References

  1. ^ “shea”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

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