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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Shea tree

/shā trē/ · She·a tree · IPA
01 An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia Parkii syn. Butyrospermum Parkii), from the seeds of which a substance resembling butter is obtained; t…
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    An African sapotaceous tree (Bassia Parkii syn. Butyrospermum Parkii), from the seeds of which a substance resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree.(Bot.)