Medjool Date Definition
mə-jo͝ol
noun
A soft date with crinkly, dark brown skin, prized for its large size and sweet flavor.
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Origin of Medjool Date
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Arabic majhūl unknown passive participle of jahila to be ignorant of, not to know (so called because it is produced by a previously unknown variety of date palm found growing in the oasis of Tafilalt in Morocco) ghl in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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