retaman.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtɑːmə/, U.S.

/rəˈtɑmə/,

/riˈtɑmə/

Forms: 1700s– retama, 1800s retamé, 1800s– ratama.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish retama.

Etymology: < Spanish retama any of several closely related shrubs resembling a broom (mid 14th cent.) < Arabic ratama , singular form corresponding to ratam (collective noun) retem n. In sense 2 via American Spanish retama (although this is first attested slightly later: 1850 or earlier), transferred use of retama broom, on account of the resemblance of the New World plant to the European and North African one.

1. Any of several closely related shrubs allied to the brooms; esp. Retama monosperma, of sandy coastal regions in Spain and North Africa, and Cytisus supranubius, found at high altitude on Tenerife, Canary Islands. In later use also (also in form Retama): any plant of the genus Retama, or the genus itself. Cf. retem n.Valid publication of the genus name: C. S. Rafinesque Sylva Telluriana (1838) 22.

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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

1764 Dublin Mag. Apr. 244/1 A sort of yew or wild pine also grows here, called tarrahala, and a withered shrub without leaves, called retama.

1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. I. 151 In the midst of this plain are tufts of retama, which is the spartium nubigenum of Aiton.

1876 Encycl. 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.

1882 Harper's Mag. July 205 The country around was absolutely desolate except for tufts of the retamé—a sort of broom with slim green and silvered leaves, which grows wild.

1917 Nature 29 Nov. 259/2 There is no true alpine vegetation, but, protected by the retama, several grasses and other plants of small stature are found to occur.

1945 Econ. Geogr. 21 250/1 (caption) Acacia tortilis trees on flats, with scrub of Zizyphus lotus, and species of Retama in Wadi Sofeggin.

2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 May (Weekend) 2 He had been gazing at the riverbanks lined with tamarisks in feathery flower, the yellow profusion of the gayomba and retama, and the poisonous pink blooms of the oleanders.

2. U.S. The Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata, a palo verde which resembles a broom.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > North American trees or shrubs > [noun] > palo verde

retama1842

1842 ‘A. T. Myrthe’ Ambrosio de Letinez I. vi. 76 Indian cottages, of a round form, peep from among the green boughs of the perfumed guisache, or elegant retama.

1891 J. M. Coulter Bot. W. Texas i. 94 P[arkinsonia] aculeata..[is] often cultivated for ornament and known as ‘retama’.

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!

1949 Chicago 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.

2006 G. O. Miller Landscaping with Native Plants Texas 72/3 The flamboyant 6-inch flower clusters, long blooming season, ornate smooth green bark, and feathery foliage make retama a popular landscape tree throughout Texas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retama
释义	retaman. Brit. /rᵻˈtɑːmə/, U.S. /rəˈtɑmə/, /riˈtɑmə/ Forms: 1700s– retama, 1800s retamé, 1800s– ratama. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish retama. Etymology: < Spanish retama any of several closely related shrubs resembling a broom (mid 14th cent.) < Arabic ratama , singular form corresponding to ratam (collective noun) retem n. In sense 2 via American Spanish retama (although this is first attested slightly later: 1850 or earlier), transferred use of retama broom, on account of the resemblance of the New World plant to the European and North African one. 1. Any of several closely related shrubs allied to the brooms; esp. Retama monosperma, of sandy coastal regions in Spain and North Africa, and Cytisus supranubius, found at high altitude on Tenerife, Canary Islands. In later use also (also in form Retama): any plant of the genus Retama, or the genus itself. Cf. retem n.Valid publication of the genus name: C. S. Rafinesque Sylva Telluriana (1838) 22. 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 1764 Dublin Mag. Apr. 244/1 A sort of yew or wild pine also grows here, called tarrahala, and a withered shrub without leaves, called retama. 1814 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. I. 151 In the midst of this plain are tufts of retama, which is the spartium nubigenum of Aiton. 1876 Encycl. 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. 1882 Harper's Mag. July 205 The country around was absolutely desolate except for tufts of the retamé—a sort of broom with slim green and silvered leaves, which grows wild. 1917 Nature 29 Nov. 259/2 There is no true alpine vegetation, but, protected by the retama, several grasses and other plants of small stature are found to occur. 1945 Econ. Geogr. 21 250/1 (caption) Acacia tortilis trees on flats, with scrub of Zizyphus lotus, and species of Retama in Wadi Sofeggin. 2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 27 May (Weekend) 2 He had been gazing at the riverbanks lined with tamarisks in feathery flower, the yellow profusion of the gayomba and retama, and the poisonous pink blooms of the oleanders. 2. U.S. The Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata, a palo verde which resembles a broom. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > North American trees or shrubs > [noun] > palo verde retama1842 1842 ‘A. T. Myrthe’ Ambrosio de Letinez I. vi. 76 Indian cottages, of a round form, peep from among the green boughs of the perfumed guisache, or elegant retama. 1891 J. M. Coulter Bot. W. Texas i. 94 P[arkinsonia] aculeata..[is] often cultivated for ornament and known as ‘retama’. 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! 1949 Chicago 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. 2006 G. O. Miller Landscaping with Native Plants Texas 72/3 The flamboyant 6-inch flower clusters, long blooming season, ornate smooth green bark, and feathery foliage make retama a popular landscape tree throughout Texas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1764
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