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
English yew — noun predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world • Syn: ↑Old World yew, ↑Taxus baccata • Hypernyms: ↑yew • Member Holonyms: ↑Taxus, ↑genus Taxus … Useful english dictionary
white-berry yew — noun yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries • Syn: ↑Pseudotaxus chienii • Hypernyms: ↑yew • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudotaxus, ↑genus Pseudotaxus … Useful english dictionary
irish yew — noun Usage: usually capitalized I : a hardy columnar yew (Taxus baccata stricta) that has erect branches and dark green foliage and is a horticultural variety of the common Old World yew * * * a variety of yew, Taxus baccata stricta, of Eurasia… … Useful english dictionary
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genus Taxus — noun yews • Syn: ↑Taxus • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Taxaceae, ↑family Taxaceae, ↑yew family • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Taxus — noun yews • Syn: ↑genus Taxus • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Taxaceae, ↑family Taxaceae, ↑yew family • Member Mero … Useful english dictionary