ARGANIA

(Lat.), n. f. 'ni?-a3, From Ar., arjân. Fr., argan, arganie. A genus of sapotaceous plants, having 10 sepals arranged in a double row; 10 stamens, 5 abortive, forming seales pl upon the throat of the corolla, and 5 fertile; and an awl shaped style. [A, 38; B, 19.—A. sideroxylon [Römer and Schultes]. Ger., Arganbaum. Syn.: Sideroxylon spinosum [Linneeus], Élæodendron a. [Retzius]. The argan-tree, an evergreen tree growing in Morocco, distinguished by the large girth and small height of its spiny trunk. The drupaceous, egg-shaped fruit is eaten by cattle, and the hard seeds furnish a fixed oil which is used GS a snpsttute for olive-oil. The wood is very hard and heavy. [B, , 180.