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shea

/ʃeɪ/

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What does shea mean?

noun

  1. A tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda.
  2. The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.

proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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/ʃeɪ/

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I have no doubt that Dr. Shea was right, and that one must leave the coast to get a fine climate.
Lucie, Lady Duff GordonLetters from the CapeProject Gutenberg ebook #886