retama
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• noun
Any of various Old World flowering broom shrubs of the genus Retama (or closely related genera in the family Fabaceae), having slender green photosynthetic stems and dense clusters of fragrant yellow or white pea-like flowers.
North American A small, spiny tree or shrub (Parkinsonia aculeata, also called Jerusalem thorn or palo verde) of the family Fabaceae native to the southwestern United States and Latin America, characterized by green bark, long feathery foliage, and showy yellow flowers.
"The golden blossoms of the retama brightened the arid landscape along the Texas border."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish retama ('broom shrub'), which derives from Andalusian Arabic ratama, from Classical Arabic ratam.
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