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Yew

/juː/

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.

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noun

1
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.
2
(by extension) Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus.
3
Other conifers resembling plants in genus Taxus
4
The wood of the such trees.

adjective

1
Made from the wood of the yew tree.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Yew"

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evergreennoun	A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
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kwangnoun	An East Chadic language spoken in Chad.
yeughnoun	Obsolete spelling of yew. [(countable) 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.]
eughnoun	Obsolete spelling of yew. [(countable) 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.]
english yewnoun	The tree Taxus baccata.
japanese yewnoun	Taxus cuspidata
pacific yewnoun	The tree Taxus brevifolia.
anglojap yewnoun	Taxus × media, a conifer that is a hybrid of the English yew (Taxus baccata) and Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata).
yew pinenoun	An evergreen tree or shrub with long, narrow leaves, native to China and Japan, of species Podocarpus macrophyllus, widely grown for its attractive foliage.
yewberrynoun	The berry of the yew tree.
nutmeg yewnoun	Certain of the trees and shrubs in the genus Torreya, which are related to yew, but have fruits with large seeds that resemble nutmegs.
yatenoun	Any of several species of Eucalyptus.
plum yewnoun	Any of the east Asian trees and shrubs in the genus Cephalotaxus.
cedarnoun	(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
japanese nutmegnoun	A Japanese conifer related to yew, Torreya nucifera.
stringybarknoun	Any of a number of Australian eucalyptus trees with fibrous bark, or the wood or bark of such trees.
junipernoun	Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
yoke elmnoun	A Himalayan hornbeam (Carpinus vimineus).
ebonynoun	(countable and uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.