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re·ta·ma 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 |