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RETAMA
Retama, genus Retama
(noun) small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
retama (plural retamas)
(botany) Any of the genus Retama of flowering bushes.
Anagrams
• Matera, Tamera, tramae
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