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GENISTA RAETAM

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Genista raetam mean? 

GENISTA RAETAM (noun)
  The noun GENISTA RAETAM has 1 sense:

1. desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

  Familiarity information: GENISTA RAETAM used as a noun is very rare.


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GENISTA RAETAM (noun)


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Meaning:

Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Genista raetam; juniper; juniper bush; raetam; Retama raetam; retem

Hypernyms ("Genista raetam" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches)

Holonyms ("Genista raetam" is a member of...):

genus Retama; Retama (small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista)


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