different between jojoba vs argan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowi.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h??h??b?/, /h???h??b?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ho??ho?b?/, /h??ho?b?/, enPR: h?-h??b?, h?-h??b?
• Hyphenation: jo?jo?ba

Noun

jojoba (plural jojobas)

1. A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.

Synonyms

• (Simmondsia chinensis): goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, gray box bush

Derived terms

• jojoba ester
• jojoba oil

Translations

See also

• jujube

References

• jojoba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Simmondsia chinensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Simmondsia chinensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xo?xoba/, [xo?xo.??a]

Noun

jojoba f (plural jojobas)

1. jojoba (plant)

Further reading

• jojoba on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

English

Etymology

From Tashelhit ????? (argan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???(?)??n/

Noun

argan (plural argans)

1. A tree (Argania spinosa) of southwestern Morocco, particularly prized for its oil.
2. The fruit of this tree.

Translations

Anagrams

• Nagra, Ragan, grana, ranga

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ragan (with metathesis)

Adjective

argan

1. strong masculine accusative singular of argr