yew
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
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.
Pronunciation
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yooIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈju
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Definition
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noun
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.
uncountable
The wood of the such trees.
adjective
Made from the wood of the yew tree.
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