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.
Dictionary entry details
• GENISTA RAETAM (noun)
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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