shea tree [ shea tree, sháy tree ] (plural shea trees) or shea
noun
tropical tree with oily seeds: a tropical West African tree with seeds from which shea butter is obtained. Latin name Vitellaria paradoxaButytrospermum parkii.

Source: http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861735541/shea_tree.html

Shea is a West African tree from the seed of which is extracted shea butter, which is used in cosmetics. The common names are from shétoulou "tree butter" in a Senegalese language and ghariti (sp?) in a Malian language. The genus name means "butter seed". The tree is also called Vitellaria paradoxa and Butyrospermum parkii; the latter species name is from Mungo Park, who learned of the tree while exploring Senegal. According to Delta, which lists both genera, the splitting of Sapotaceae into genera is unclear.
Traditionally in West Africa, from its fruits called nuts, they extract by crushing and boiling shea butter or vegetable butter. This substance is edible, consumed in traditional cuisine or used in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter.
It is known especially for its cosmetic properties as a moisturizer and emollient of skin. Because of these properties, it is part of the composition of numerous cosmetics today.
External link: American Shea Butter Institute (http://www.sheainstitute.com)

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea

English term (edited): shea butter

shea yağı (kremi). Shea ağacı yok.
(Shea Butter - A butter obtained from the nut of the Mangifolia tree in Central Africa. It's also called Karite Butter or African Shea Nut Butter.- ref A)
(...head back to their villages to feast upon the fruits and begin the age old tradition of extracting shea butter from the kernal of the fruit.- ref B)






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Note added at 3 hrs 3 mins (2004-06-29 16:25:19 GMT)
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\"The shea tree, formerly Butryospermum parkii, is now called Vitellaria paradoxa. Many vernacular names are used for Vitellaria, which is a reflection of its extensive range of occurrence – nearly 5,000km from Senegal (west) to Uganda (east) across the African Continent...\" (http://www.solutions-site.org/cat11_sol119.htm).
Genel karşılık butyrospermum parkii olduğuna, yağın üretim ayrıntıları ağacın fiziksel özellikleri gibi daha başkaca benzerlikler varolduğuna göre aynı ağaçtan değişik yerel adlarla söz ediliyor demekki...



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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs 41 mins (2004-06-30 16:03:48 GMT)
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2. notumdaki ikinci ve de son cümlelere dikkatinizi rica ediyorum. Aynı ağacın değişik yerel adları olduğuna göre benzer tartışmanın yinelenmesini önlemek için çevrilmeden kullanılacak addan sonra sayın NY\'nin önerdiği gibi latincesi eklenmeli sonuna en iyisi. Elindeki çeviriye göre ağaç mı, yağ mı denileceği kararını da Asker verebilir ancak değil mi? (\'...now called...\' dendiğine göre de b.p. değil, vitellaria paradoxa...)
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