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▪ I. ‖ reˈtama1
[Sp. retáma, ad. Arab. retām, pl. of retem.]
A class of shrubby plants, chiefly found in the Mediterranean region, related to the broom, and usually referred to the genus Genista.
[1771J. R. Forster tr. Osbeck's Voy. I. 42 Spartium monospermum, which the Spaniards call Retamas, grows like willow bushes along the sea-shore.] 1852Th. Ross tr. Humboldt's Trav. I. ii. 66 In the midst of this plain are tufts of the retama, which is the Spartium nubigenum of Aiton. 1876Encycl. Brit. IV. 797/2 The region of Retama (Cytisus nubigenus), a species of white-flowering and sweet-scented broom, which is found as high as 11,000 feet. 1895Westm. Gaz. 18 July 2/1 The retama bushes gave no shade from the hot attack of the sun in the zenith.
▪ II. retama2|rəˈtɑːmə|
Also ratama.
[Amer. Sp. retama.]
= palo verde. Also attrib.
1891J. M. Coulter Bot. W. Texas i. 94 P[arkinsonia] aculeata..[is] often cultivated for ornament and known as ‘retama’. 1903‘O. Henry’ in Ainslee's Dec. 139/2 One December in the Frio country there was a ratama tree in full bloom. 1909B. Mackense Trees & Shrubs San Antonio 25 The retama is very elegant and is often planted for ornament. 1926‘O. Henry’ in Argosy Sept. 63/2 How delicious was that morning breeze..fresh and sweet with the breath of the yellow ratama blooms! 1949Chicago Tribune 20 Feb. 30/3 Cedar and mesquite alone are costing Texas ranchers 115 million dollars a year. Add the sage and cactus,..blackjack oak, retama and prickly pear and the toll is terrific. |