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Noun: retem  ree-tem
  1. Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
    - raetam, juniper bush, juniper, Retama raetam, Genista raetam

Derived forms: retems

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Retama, Retama