yew
(juː )
Word forms: yews
variable noun
A yew or a yew tree is an evergreen tree. It has sharp leaves which are broad and flat, and red berries.
Yew is the wood of this tree.
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Collocations:
yew tree
The whole yew tree is poisonous, except for the pulp of the fleshy red berries that adorn it in autumn.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A yew tree lost in the build has been turned into a curved bookcase and a mottled sliding door.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But he had no memory of any yew tree in the grounds.
On the Trail of Merlin - a guide to the Celtic mystery tradition (1991)
Translations:
Chinese: 紫杉
Japanese: イチイ
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