genus Taxus

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genus Taxus - yews Taxusgymnosperm genus - a genus of gymnospermsfamily Taxaceae, Taxaceae, yew family - sometimes classified as member of order TaxalesEnglish yew, Old World yew, Taxus baccata - predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the worldCalifornia yew, Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, western yew - small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained woodJapanese yew, Taxus cuspidata - shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United StatesFlorida yew, Taxus floridana - small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves