Definition of
yew. 1 a : any of a genus (Taxus of the family Taxaceae, the
yew family) of evergreen gymnospermous trees and shrubs with stiff linear leaves and seeds surrounded by a fleshy red aril: such as. (1) : a long-lived Eurasian tree or shrub (T. baccata) -- called also English
yew. (2) : a low straggling bush (T ...
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