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RETAMA RAETAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
Synonyms:
Genista raetam; juniper; juniper bush; raetam; Retama raetam; retem
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Retama raetam" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Retama raetam" is a member of...):
genus Retama; Retama (small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista)