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argan

/ 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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Example Sentences

Argan wood is exceedingly hard and slow growing, thus differing materially from the olive, to which it seems so nearly related.

Coming suddenly into a great clearing girdled by argan trees, I flushed two large birds some forty yards away.

Argan, being assured of his daughter's love, gave his free consent to her marriage with Cléante.

Toinette induces Argan to put these specious protestations to the test by pretending to be dead.

Ultimately, Argan assents to the marriage of his daughter with Cléante.

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