I. rə̇ˈtämə, rēˈ-, -tāmə
Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish, shrub of the genus Genista, from Arabic ratam retem
synonym of genista
II. noun
also ra·ta·ma “
( -s )
1.
a. : jerusalem thorn 2
b. : paloverde
2.
[American Spanish, retama, from Spanish, canary broom]
: any of several yellow-flowered tropical American shrubs of the genus Cassia