单词 | yew tree leaf |
释义 | > as lemmasyew tree leaf General attributive and instrumental, as yew tree bark, yew tree leaf, yew-tree-lined, etc. Π 1603 in P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals Index sig. Ffffff5/2 Yeugh tree shade how hurtfull. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 52/1 He beareth Argent, a Yew Tree Branch Fructed. 1793 J. Farington Diary 30 Oct. (1978) I. 78 The old fashioned yew tree rows. 1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall I. x. 145 A massive yew-tree-lined walk. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. Introd. 4 Its untidy kitchen-garden and cone-shaped yew-tree arbour. 1889 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 25 118/2 The poisonous nature of yew-tree leaves. 1935 Country Life 9 Feb. 156/1 The famous quarter-mile long terrace bordered by the yew tree hedge. 1987 N.Y. Mag. 29 June 101/3 Also visible from this yew-tree-lined penthouse..is a superb panoramic view of Central Park's treetops. 2010 New Scientist 13 Mar. 36/2 The chemotherapy drug paclitaxel..was originally made by extracting chemicals from yew tree bark. < as lemmas |
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