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Definition of Retama raetam
1. Noun. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista.
Group relationships: Genus Retama, Retama
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retama Raetam
Literary usage of Retama raetam
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bible flowers and flower lore (1885)
"... while modern botanists call it retama raetam—in every case, it will be observed,
retaining the ancient root-form of the word which was derived from the ..."
2. Plant Inventory by Agricultural Research Center-West (U.S.), United States Division of Botany, Horticultural Crops Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service, United States Dept. of Agriculture, United States, United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Northeastern Regi (1917)
"(retama raetam Webb.) A simple-leaved shrub, from 1 to 3 meters in height, found
everywhere on the sand dunes in various places in Egypt; also in Tunis, ..."
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