shea nuts

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• Shea butter — or Shea nut butter is a slightly yellowish or ivory colored natural fat extracted from fruit of the shea tree by crushing and boiling. Shea butter is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and an emollient. Shea butter is also edible. It is… …   Wikipedia

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• shea butter — ˈshē , ˈshā noun : a solid grayish, yellowish, or whitish fat obtained from the seeds of the shea tree and used chiefly as a food, in soap, and in candles * * * shea butter 7 [shea butter] [ˈʃiː bʌt …   Useful english dictionary

• shea tree — noun Etymology: Bambara si Date: 1799 a tropical African tree (Vitellaria paradoxa syn. Butyrospermum parkii) of the sapodilla family with fatty nuts that yield shea butter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shea butter — noun a fatty substance obtained from the nuts of the shea tree, used in cosmetic skin preparations, food, etc …   English new terms dictionary

• shea — n. a W. African tree, Vitellaria paradoxa, bearing nuts containing a large amount of fat. Phrases and idioms: shea butter a butter made from this fat. Etymology: Mandingo si, se, sye …   Useful english dictionary

• shea — [ʃi:, ʃi:ə] noun a small tropical African tree bearing oily nuts. [Vitellaria paradoxa or Butyrospermum parkii.] Origin C18: from Mande sye …   English new terms dictionary

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