shea butter
Meaning
A slightly yellowish or ivory-colored natural fat extracted from fruit of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) by crushing and boiling, widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and an emollient, as a cooking oil in West Africa, and sometimes used in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter.
Synonyms
Translations
Vitellaria Paradoxa butyrospermum Parkii Sheabutter
Vitellaria paradoxa
Vitellaria paradoxa Beurre de karité arbre à beurre butyrospermum paradoxum butyrospermum parkii butyrospermum Paradoxum Shibutterbaum KaritébaumPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃeɪ ˌbʌtɚ/
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