Yew

What do we mean by yew?

Any of several poisonous evergreen coniferous trees or shrubs of the genus Taxus, having scarlet cup-shaped arils and flat needles that are dark green above and yellowish below. Yews contain compounds used in medicine and are often grown as ornamentals. noun

The wood of any of these trees, especially the durable, fine-grained wood of the Eurasian and North African species Taxus baccata, used in cabinetmaking and for archery bows. noun

To rise as scum on brine in boiling; yaw.

A jug or jar having a handle extending over the mouth. noun

A tree of the genus Taxus, the common yew being T. baccata of temperate Europe and Asia. noun

The wood of the yew-tree. noun

A shooting-bow made of the wood of the yew. noun

See yaw. intransitive verb

Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree. adjective

An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards. noun

The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain. noun

A bow for shooting, made of the yew. noun

A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia. noun

Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus. noun

The wood of the yew. noun

Made from the wood of the yew tree. adjective

Wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows noun

Any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves noun

A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.

(by extension) Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus.

Other conifers resembling plants in genus Taxus

The wood of the such trees.

A bow for archery, made of yew wood.

Words that are spelled similarly to yew:
yew.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word yew:
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Words that rhyme with yew:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe yew:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective yew:
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Consonant match to yew:
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Words that sound like yew:
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