HyperDic: western_yew

English > 1 sense of the expression western yew:
NOUNplantwestern yew, Pacific yew, California yew, Taxus brevifoliasmall or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America
English > western yew: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood.
SynonymsPacific yew, California yew, Taxus brevifolia
Member ofTaxus, genus Taxusyews
BroaderyewAny of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
Spanishwestern yew
Catalanwestern yew

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