Genista Raetam (Noun)
Meaning
Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Genista raetam thrived in the dry regions of Arabia as an exceptionally hardy and adaptable shrub.
- Experts disagreed over the precise location mentioned in the Bible as containing junipers which later came to be classified as genista raetam.
- Traveling through ancient landscapes brought researchers to the peculiarities of flowers found in and around the habitats of the resilient genista raetam.
- By studying genista raetam specimens a renewed understanding of biblical references to the area emerged that defined it as significant for the spreading roots of their faith.
- There existed some taxonomic confusion on whether or not genista raetam belonged within the broader genus Genista based on old-world insights gathered by scientific minds.