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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retem
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shrub with white flowers, possibly Retama raetam; the juniper of the (King James Version) Old Testament.

Uncountable

Etymology

Ultimately from a Semitic language. Compare Arabic رَتَم (ratam), Biblical Hebrew רותם

Usage

Inflected Forms

raetam (alternative) rethem (alternative)

Synonyms

raetam juniper bush juniper retama raetam genista raetam

Questions

What does retem mean?
A shrub with white flowers, possibly Retama raetam; the juniper of the (King James Version) Old Testament.
Where does retem come from?
Ultimately from a Semitic language. Compare Arabic رَتَم (ratam), Biblical Hebrew רותם

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