argan oil

/ ˈɑːɡən /

noun

a yellow nutty-flavoured oil extracted from the ripe green olive-like fruits of the argan tree, Argania spinosa of SW Morocco, and used in cooking, medicines, and cosmetics

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C21: probably from Argana , a village northeast of Agadir, Morocco, where it is believed to have originated

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Now and then a train of camels swung along, carrying gum or wax or argan oil or almonds.

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