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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 Nov. 9, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2022

The nourishing all-natural blend contains argan and crambe abyssinica oils and real coffee beans.

From Seattle Times Nov. 13, 2021

"We work here but we also have fun and sing together," said Zahra Haqqi speaking in a room where dozens of women were grinding outer argan kernels using stones.

From Reuters Jun. 15, 2021

Then again we were in the argan forest—the last of it, and the best: beautiful trees, with their knarled, twisted branches.

From In the Tail of the Peacock by Savory, Isabel

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