Prince Albert's yew

Prince Albert's yew
noun
small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile
Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Saxe-gothea, ↑Saxegothea, ↑genus Saxe-gothea, ↑genus Saxegothea

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noun also prince albert yew
Usage: usually capitalized P&A
: a small evergreen tree (Saxe-gothaea conspicua) of the family Taxaceae that resembles the common yews, is native to mountainous southern Chile, and is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental

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  • Prince Albert yew — noun small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile • Syn: ↑Prince Albert s yew, ↑Saxe gothea conspicua • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yew — may refer to:Botany*Any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus : **European Yew or Common Yew ( Taxus baccata ) **Pacific Yew or Western Yew ( Taxus brevifolia ) **Canadian Yew ( Taxus canadensis ) **Chinese Yew ( Taxus… …   Wikipedia

  • yew — yew1 /yooh/, n. 1. any of several evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs of the genera Taxus and Torreya, constituting the family Taxaceae, of the Old World, North America, and Japan, having needlelike or scalelike foliage and seeds enclosed in a …   Universalium

  • genus Saxe-gothea — noun one species: Prince Albert s yew • Syn: ↑Saxe gothea, ↑Saxegothea, ↑genus Saxegothea • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Podocarpaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Saxegothea — noun one species: Prince Albert s yew • Syn: ↑Saxe gothea, ↑Saxegothea, ↑genus Saxe gothea • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Podocarpaceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saxe-gothea — noun one species: Prince Albert s yew • Syn: ↑Saxegothea, ↑genus Saxe gothea, ↑genus Saxegothea • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Podocarpa …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saxegothea — noun one species: Prince Albert s yew • Syn: ↑Saxe gothea, ↑genus Saxe gothea, ↑genus Saxegothea • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Podocar …   Useful english dictionary

  • coniferous tree — noun any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones • Syn: ↑conifer • Derivationally related forms: ↑coniferous (for: ↑conifer) • Hypernyms: ↑gymnospermous tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saxe-gothea conspicua — noun small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile • Syn: ↑Prince Albert yew, ↑Prince Albert s yew • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saxegothaea — Conservation status Near Threatened ( …   Wikipedia

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