| 单词 | irish yew |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish yew Irish yew n. a variety of the European yew, Taxus baccata var. fastigiata, commonly cultivated (esp. in churchyards) for its compact, upright growth habit; also more fully Irish yew tree. ΚΠ 1813 T. Faulkner Hist. Acct. Fulham 21 Amongst the most rare and curious we have noticed, in particular, the following:..Taxus Hibernæ; Irish Yew-tree. 1879 Scribner's Monthly Nov. 38/1 Close by are arranged erect, pyramidal dark green, Irish yews. 1933 L. H. Bailey Cultivated Conifers N. Amer. viii. 255 The Irish yew, Taxus baccata var. fastigiata, is the most outstanding of the upright growing forms. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 35/2 Most yew plantings these days are..of the tidier but blander fastigiate variety, or Irish yew, whose branches all sweep evenly upwards, as if they had been bound into a bundle. < as lemmas |
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