- English yew
- noun Date: 1615 yew 1a(1)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
English yew
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English yew — a yew, Taxus baccata, of Eurasia and northern Africa, grown as an ornamental. [1925 30] * * * ▪ plant also called common yew, or European yew (all three are lumber trade names), an ornamental evergreen tree or shrub of the yew family… … 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
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yew — noun Etymology: Middle English ew, from Old English īw; akin to Old High German īwa yew, Middle Irish eó Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of a genus (Taxus of the family Taxaceae, the yew family) of evergreen gymnospermous trees and shrubs… … New Collegiate Dictionary
yew — 1. noun /juː/ a) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, 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. , 1786: To… … Wiktionary
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