retemn.

Brit.

/ˈriːtɛm/, U.S.

/ˈriˌtɛm/

Forms: 1700s– retem, 1800s– retam.

Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew rĕṯem.

Etymology: < Hebrew rĕṯem kind of broom, cognate with Arabic ratam . Compare earlier retama n.Compare also juniper n. 1c, ultimately rendering the same plant name in biblical contexts.

A kind of broom, Retama raetam, with white flowers and almost (or entirely) leafless branches, occurring in desert regions of the Middle East and northern Africa. Cf. retama n. 1.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > broom and allies > [noun]

broomc1000

genistaa1398

junipera1425

broom-treea1450

cytisus1548

French broom1548

besom-weed1578

green broom?1578

scorpion-thorn1760

retama1764

retem1777

broom-wood1810

scorpion1840

scorpion plant1866

ginestra1884

scorpion-broom1884

tree lucerne1933

1777 J. Richardson Diss. Eastern Nations 163 Two branches of the broom, called retem.

1841 E. Robinson Biblical Res. Palestine I. v. 279 Half an hour later we came upon three broad and shallow water-courses, full of the shrub Retem.

1864 J. Gadsby Mount Sinai & Holy Land 47 I may also again mention the retam, or juniper, which grows plentifully, and to the height of six or eight feet.

1898 C. M. Kaye Patriots of Palestine vii. 108 Oaks, terebinths, and sycamore..with a considerable amount of retem or broom.

1907 T. Barron Topogr. & Geol. Penins. Sinai iii. 85 Its bed offered a fairly good path and was well clothed with retem, which further down was replaced by seyal trees.

1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 979/1 R[etama] raetam (Forssk.) Webb. Retam; white broom; juniper bush. Graceful shrub to 3m. Br. slender... Spring. Syr., Isr.

1997 D. J. Mabberley Plant-bk. (ed. 2) 610 R. raetam..—retem, the juniper of the Bible, a desert shrub with wood used for charcoal.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retem
释义	retemn. Brit. /ˈriːtɛm/, U.S. /ˈriˌtɛm/ Forms: 1700s– retem, 1800s– retam. Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew rĕṯem. Etymology: < Hebrew rĕṯem kind of broom, cognate with Arabic ratam . Compare earlier retama n.Compare also juniper n. 1c, ultimately rendering the same plant name in biblical contexts. A kind of broom, Retama raetam, with white flowers and almost (or entirely) leafless branches, occurring in desert regions of the Middle East and northern Africa. Cf. retama n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > broom and allies > [noun] broomc1000 genistaa1398 junipera1425 broom-treea1450 cytisus1548 French broom1548 besom-weed1578 green broom?1578 scorpion-thorn1760 retama1764 retem1777 broom-wood1810 scorpion1840 scorpion plant1866 ginestra1884 scorpion-broom1884 tree lucerne1933 1777 J. Richardson Diss. Eastern Nations 163 Two branches of the broom, called retem. 1841 E. Robinson Biblical Res. Palestine I. v. 279 Half an hour later we came upon three broad and shallow water-courses, full of the shrub Retem. 1864 J. Gadsby Mount Sinai & Holy Land 47 I may also again mention the retam, or juniper, which grows plentifully, and to the height of six or eight feet. 1898 C. M. Kaye Patriots of Palestine vii. 108 Oaks, terebinths, and sycamore..with a considerable amount of retem or broom. 1907 T. Barron Topogr. & Geol. Penins. Sinai iii. 85 Its bed offered a fairly good path and was well clothed with retem, which further down was replaced by seyal trees. 1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 979/1 R[etama] raetam (Forssk.) Webb. Retam; white broom; juniper bush. Graceful shrub to 3m. Br. slender... Spring. Syr., Isr. 1997 D. J. Mabberley Plant-bk. (ed. 2) 610 R. raetam..—retem, the juniper of the Bible, a desert shrub with wood used for charcoal. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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