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stinking yew — ▪ tree also called fetid yew, Florida torreya, or stinking cedar (species Torreya taxifolia), an ornamental evergreen conifer tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), limited in distribution to western Florida and southwestern Georgia, U.S. The … Universalium
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
stinking cedar — noun rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed • Syn: ↑stinking yew, ↑Torrey tree, ↑Torreya taxifolia • Hypernyms: ↑yew • Member Holonyms: ↑Torreya, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank smelling foliage and dark green, egg shaped fruit. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
Florida yew — noun small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves • Syn: ↑Taxus floridana • Hypernyms: ↑yew • Member Holonyms: ↑Taxus, ↑genus Taxus * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
fetid yew — noun : stinking cedar 1 … Useful english dictionary
Torreya — noun nutmeg yews • Syn: ↑genus Torreya • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cephalotaxaceae, ↑family Cephalotaxaceae, ↑plum yew family … Useful english dictionary
Torreya taxifolia — Taxobox name = Torreya taxifolia status = CR status system = iucn2.3 image width = 240px image caption = Leaves of Torreya taxifolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Cephalotaxaceae genus = Torreya … Wikipedia
Torrey tree — noun rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed • Syn: ↑stinking cedar, ↑stinking yew, ↑Torreya taxifolia • Hypernyms: ↑yew • Member Holonyms: ↑Torreya, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Torreya — noun nutmeg yews • Syn: ↑Torreya • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cephalotaxaceae, ↑family Cephalotaxaceae, ↑plum yew family … Useful english dictionary
