Shea Definition

zhē, zhēə; also, and for sense 2 usually, zhā
noun
An African tree (Butyrospermum parkii) of the sapodilla family.
Webster's New World
A thick, white fat extracted from the seeds of the shea tree: used as a food, in soap, etc.
Webster's New World

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.

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Alternative spelling of shea.
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pronoun

A surname of Irish origin, anglicised from Ó Séaghdha.

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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A female given name transferred from the surname.
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Origin of Shea

Shea Sentence Examples

  • Shea trees are abundant.

  • The college library includes the historical collection of James Gilmary Shea.

  • See Marquette's Journal, first published in Melchissedech Thevenot's Recueil de Voyages (Paris, 1681), and fully given in Martin's Relations inedites, and in Shea's Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley (New York, 1852); cf.

  • It's free of perfumes and dyes and it also contains shea butter and tea tree oil.

  • These are combined with Shea butter and palm oil, resulting in a formula that intensely nourishes and rehydrates the skin.

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Words Starting With

SSHSHE

Words Ending With

AEAHEA

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