butter tree

noun

The tree that produces shea butter (Vitellaria paradoxa)

Meanings

nounbutter tree (plural butter trees)

plural butter trees

  1. The tree that produces shea butter (Vitellaria paradoxa)
  2. A Himalayan tree, Diploknema butyracea.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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