yew
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(noun) any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves |
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Related Words: Austrotaxus spicata, California nutmeg, California yew, English yew, Florida yew, Japanese yew, New Caledonian yew, Old World yew, Pacific yew, Pseudotaxus chienii, Taxus baccata, Taxus brevifolia, Taxus cuspidata, Taxus floridana, Torrey tree, Torreya californica, Torreya taxifolia, conifer, coniferous tree, nutmeg-yew, stinking cedar, stinking yew, western yew, white-berry yew |
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(noun) wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows |
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Related Words: wood |
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