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.

Exact synonyms: Genista Raetam, Juniper, Juniper Bush, Raetam, Retem
Group relationships: Genus Retama, Retama
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retama Raetam

Resedaceae
Resen
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Reset
Resets
Resht
Resource Directory Description Language
Respighi
Restatement
Restatements
Restorationer
Restorationers
Restoril
Resurrection of Christ
Retama
Retama raetam
Reticulitermes
Reticulitermes flanipes
Reticulitermes lucifugus
Reticulum
Retortamonas
Retrophyllum
Retrovir
Retroviridae
Rett
Rett's syndrome
Rett syndrome
Retzius' fibres
Retzius' foramen

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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