Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
shea .
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Examples
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Still others speculate with buying corn or shea-tree nuts, and selling these commodities when their prices rise.
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The appearance of the fruit evidently places the shea-tree in the natural order of
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The appearance of the fruit evidently places the shea-tree in the natural order of Sapotae, and it has some resemblance to the mudhuca tree described by Lieutenant Charles
Travels in the Interior of Africa — Volume 02 Mungo Park 1788
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The appearance of the fruit evidently places the shea-tree in the natural order of _Sapotae_, and it has some resemblance to the _mudhuca_ tree, described by Lieutenant Charles Hamilton, in the Asiatic Researches, Vol.I. page 300.
Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa Mungo Park 1788
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