argan

/ (ˈɑːɡæn) /

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noun

a thorny evergreen tree, Argania spinosa, native to SW Morocco, the plum-sized fruit of which contains a nut that yields an oil valued for cooking

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Words nearby argan

arfvedsonite, Arg, argal, argali, Argall, argan, Argand burner, Argand diagram, Argand lamp, argan oil, Argas

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How to use argan in a sentence

Argan wood is exceedingly hard and slow growing, thus differing materially from the olive, to which it seems so nearly related.
Morocco|S.L. Bensusan
Coming suddenly into a great clearing girdled by argan trees, I flushed two large birds some forty yards away.
Morocco|S.L. Bensusan
Argan, being assured of his daughter's love, gave his free consent to her marriage with Cléante.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Toinette induces Argan to put these specious protestations to the test by pretending to be dead.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

Ultimately, Argan assents to the marriage of his daughter with Cléante.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.