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Definition of Yew

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

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

Definition of Yew

1. v. i. See Yaw.

2. n. 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.

3. a. Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.

4. v. i. See Yaw.

5. n. 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.

6. a. Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.

Definition of Yew

1. an evergreen tree or shrub [n -S]

Medical Definition of Yew

1. A type of tree found in temperate climates, different families (taxus) in North & South America, China, Africa and Europe. Taxol and taxotere - promising investigational chemotherapeutic agents, are both derived from this family of trees. Although they are now in clinical use, their high expense prevent many from using them. Their regular use is not recommended outside investigational protocols in developing countries. (16 Dec 1997)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Yew

yett yetts yeuk yeuked yeuking yeuks yeuky yeve yeven yeves

Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko Yevgeni Yevtushenko yeving Yevtushenko yew (current term) yew (current term) yewen yews yew family yex

yexed yexes yexing Yezo yfere Ygdrasil Yggdrasil yglaunst ygo ygoe

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