yewnoun [ C or U ]
uk/juː/us/juː/an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with flat leaves like needles and small, red cones, or the wood from this tree:
a yew tree
a bowl made from yew
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Types of wood
- balsa wood
- bark
- close-grained
- cork
- ebony
- firewood
- jelutong
- lumber
- matchwood
- MDF
- mulga
- oak
- oaken
- pine
- plywood
- rosewood
- three-ply
- wood
- wood pulp
- wooden
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Types of evergreen & coniferous tree