Yew

Pronunciation

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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)  Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus.
 * 3)  The wood of the yew.

Synonyms

 * English yew, European yew

Hyponyms

 * Japanese yew

Adjective

 * 1) Made from the wood of the yew tree.