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retem

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[ree-tem] / ˈri tɛm /

noun

  1. a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.

Etymology

Origin of retem

From the Arabic word ratam

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Great tufts of retem, like fleshless skeletons, were tossed to right and left.

From Atlantida by Pierre Benôit

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