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argan

British  
/ ˈɑːɡæn /

noun

  1. 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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MARRAKECH, MOROCCOIn Jemaa el-Fnaa, the raucous main square in Marrakech, street merchants shout special prices for argan oil and wooden camel figurines.

From National Geographic

"I also do a conditioner which has Argan oil in it," she said.

From BBC

“I’ve always done that singularly,” Argan, who led the parade, said of reading the poetry in the windows.

From Seattle Times

With a Moroccan argan oil base, this formula contains essential oils to relax you before going in for the tweeze.

From Los Angeles Times

“We started out with baby oil, then we moved on to argan oil, coconut oil, avocado oil. We switched to glycerin at one point. They were spraying us down with Evian bottles. It made for a very slippery game.”

From New York Times