shea

Meaning

Noun

• A tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda.
• The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.

Related

Similar words

• shea tree, vitellaria; Butyrospermum parkii (species), Butyspermum paradoxum (species)

Origin

• From Bambara si.