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shea

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shea [ˈʃɪə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical African sapotaceous tree, Butyrospermum parkii, with oily seeds
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds)
shea butter the white butter-like fat obtained from the seeds of this plant and used as food, to make soaps, etc.
[from Bambara si]
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Shea had gone to bed and I should have followed suit, for we are always in the saddle here before sunrise; but instead I sat there before the chess table in the library, idly blowing smoke at the dishonored head of my defeated king.
The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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