HyperDic: plum-yew

English > 1 sense of the word *plum-yew*:
NOUN	plant	plum-yew	any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope

English > *plum-yew*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope; sometimes cultivated as ornamentals.
Member of	Cephalotaxus, genus Cephalotaxus	The genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews)
Broader	conifer, coniferous tree	Any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones