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Shea Moderate

Shea has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

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Noun
1

Alternative spelling of shea

"Hikers trekking through the dense forests of Ghana often encounter towering shea trees that line the ancient trade routes."

2

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.

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from Irish of Irish origin, anglicised from Ó Séaghdha.

"The local historian explained that the prominent family in the valley had been known as Sheas for centuries before officially adopting the spelling Shea."

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Rhyming Words
hea chea thea rhea rrhea ethea bohea cuphea anthea richea althea alethea trachea cyathea outchea morphea panthea pasithea lysithea dorothea
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