shea

[ shee, shey ]

/ ʃi, ʃeɪ /

noun

shea tree.

Nearby words

she-devil, she-male, she-oak, she-wolf, she/he, shea, shea butter, shea nut, shea tree, sheading, sheaf

Origin of shea

1799; said to be < Bambara si (shea is Mungo Park's spelling)

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Examples from the Web for shea

But more often than not the real stories are even more delicious, and no one has gathered more of them than … Shea.
Home Runs, Frozen Ropes, And Some Wild Cards In Best Baseball Books|Robert Birnbaum|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shea, who served as a USCIRF commissioner for ten years until this past March, is currently a fellow at the Hudson Institute.
Muslim Woman Sues Religious-Freedom Commission For Discrimination|Sarah Wildman|June 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The people were everywhere employed in collecting the fruit of the shea trees, from which they prepared vegetable butter.
Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston
Mr. Shea was not at all mollified either by the smile or the politeness of her tone.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham

Shea (the judge) was just as good and graceful, as he (the member) was bad and gawky.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
When Shea was reasonably sure that he was alive, he looked at his mate.
The Last Spike|Cy Warman
Shea's words produced a marked effect; but no more so than did Hogan's, whom grief and liquor had made somewhat maudlin.
Marion's Faith.|Charles King

British Dictionary definitions for shea

shea

/ (ˈʃɪə) /

noun

a tropical African sapotaceous tree, Butyrospermum parkii, with oily seeds

shea butter the white butter-like fat obtained from the seeds of this plant and used as food, to make soaps, etc

Word Origin for shea

C18: from Bambara si

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