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argan
Berber · medieval
"the argan tree"
named by Shilha-speaking Berbers in the tree's native southwestern Morocco
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argan
French · 1900s
"the argan tree and its oil"
popularized internationally through French Morocco's trade and cosmetics industry
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argan
English · 2000s
"a prized Moroccan oil pressed from argan tree kernels"
entered global beauty and cooking vocabulary as argan oil products spread worldwide
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