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Definition of Butter tree

Butter tree
Butter But"ter (b[u^]t"t[~e]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS. butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox, cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf. Cow.] 1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning. 2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter. Butter and eggs (Bot.), a name given to several plants having flowers of two shades of yellow, as Narcissus incomparabilis, and in the United States to the toadflax (Linaria vulgaris). Butter boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at table. Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower. Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also butter stamp. --Locke. Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw. Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the B. butyracea; that of Africa is the Shea tree (B. Parkii). See Shea tree. Butter trier, a tool used in sampling butter. Butter wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called also butter woman. [Obs. or Archaic]

Meaning of Butter tree from wikipedia

- surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed from which shea butter is extracted. It is a deciduous tree usually 7–15 m (23–49 ft) tall, but has reached 25 m...
- a substitute for cocoa butter, although the taste is noticeably different. The English word "shea" comes from sǐ, the tree's name in Bambara. It is known...
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (/ˈriːsz/, REE-sz) are an American candy by the Hershey Company consisting of a peanut butter filling encased in chocolate...
- madhūka, mahura, madkam, mahuwa, Butter Tree, mahura, mahwa, mohulo, Iluppai , Mee or Ippa-chettu. It is a fast-growing tree that grows to approximately 20...
- product line such as Original Shea, Brazilian Nut, and ****ui Nut have been discontinued and are no longer available. Naterra Shea butter Tree Hut Tree Hut...
- butyracea (Nepali: चिउरी, Chiuri), the Nepali butter tree, or the Indian butter tree, is a multi purpose tree native to the foothills of the Himalayas. An...
- "Peanut Butter Tree , Bunchosia glandulifera". www.growables.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01. Jacobson, Arthur Lee. "Peanut-Butter Fruit or Peanut-Butter Plant...
- a type of tree nut, are not legumes, whereas peanuts are, so almond butter can be consumed by those looking to avoid legumes. Almond butter is high in...
- pear, bush pear, African plum, nsafu, bush butter tree, or butterfruit. Dacryodes edulis is an evergreen tree attaining a height of 18–40 meters in the...
- Clerodendrum trichotomum, the harlequin glorybower, glorytree or peanut butter tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native...