taxaceousadj.
/takˈseɪʃəs/ Botany.
Belonging to the N.O. Taxaceæ (often made a suborder of Coniferæ), including the yew.
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yew-treed1831
yewen1884
taxine1888
taxaceous1904
1904 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 78 Taxoxylon Philpii..represents the first taxaceous fossil wood from Queensland.
Derivatives
ˈtaxad n. /ˈtæksəd/ [compare arad n.] Lindley's name for a tree or shrub belonging to the Taxaceæ.
/ˈtæksəd/ [compare arad n.] Lindley's name for a tree or shrub belonging to the Taxaceæ.ΘΚΠ
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yeweOE
yew treea1398
tax1541
vew1570
shin wood1778
ground-hemlock1807
taxad1846
Pacific yew1903
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 230 Mr. Bennett..is of opinion that Taxads should not form a distinct Natural Order, but ought to be associated with Conifers.
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adj.1846