shea
shea — noun
- sheasingular
- sheasplural
1. a tall African tree whose oval brown fruits contain oily seeds that people proce
a tall African tree whose oval brown fruits contain oily seeds that people process into a fat used for skin care and food preparation
The shea trees on Hassan's farm grew tall and produced their first nuts this season.
countable noun naming the tree
Sumin read that shea trees can live for over two hundred years in the wild.
Farmers in northern Ghana plant shea trees along with food crops to improve soil conditions.
A mature shea tree produces between fifteen and twenty kilograms of fruit each year.
- Vitellaria paradoxa
scientific name for the shea tree; used in botanical writing
- karité
French-derived name for the tree, used in English-language cosmetic contexts
用法筆記
As a tree name, 'shea' is usually used attributively (shea tree, shea orchard) rather than as a standalone count noun ('a shea').
常見錯誤
2. a thick cream-coloured fat pressed from shea nuts and widely used to make skin l
a thick cream-coloured fat pressed from shea nuts and widely used to make skin lotions, soaps, hair creams, and some traditional dishes
Charlotte rubs a small amount of shea butter into her hands every night before bed.
uncountable; used as a moisturiser
This shampoo contains shea butter to help repair dry and damaged hair.
ingredient in hair-care products
Mayumi bought a jar of organic shea butter from a women's cooperative in Burkina Faso.
The soap is handmade with olive oil, coconut oil, and unrefined shea butter.
Esteban used shea butter instead of margarine when he baked the sweet potato muffins.
- karité butter
alternative name from French; less common in everyday English