YEW

Yew

Yew is a common name given to various species of trees. The name is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus:

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yew

Noun

  1. A species of coniferous tree, , with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.
  2. Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus.
  3. The wood of the yew.
  4. A bow for archery, made of yew wood.

Adjective

  1. Made from the wood of the yew tree.


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