Shea tree

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:04:59

She"a tree` (?). Bot.

An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia, ∨ Butyrospermum, Parkii), from the seeds of which a substance resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree.

 

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