shea

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shē, shā)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
shea  (shē, shā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologySee shea tree. 
  • Bambara si (shea is Mungo Park's spelling, spelled)
  • said to be 1799

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shea / ˈʃɪə/
  1. a tropical African sapotaceous tree, Vitellaria paradoxa or (formerly) Butyrospermum parkii, with oily seeds
  2. shea butter ⇒ the white butter-like fat obtained from the seeds of this plant and used as food, to make soaps, etc
Etymology: 18th Century: from Bambara si
'shea' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
shea butter - shea nut - shea tree

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