Yew v. i. : See Yaw.Yew 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.Yew n. : 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.Yew n. : A bow for shooting, made of the yew.Yew a. : Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.Example:how to plant a Yew tree in a container?TaxonomyYew, free encyclopedia, place names, coniferous plants, Plum-yew, Botany, Fictional place, European Yew, Common Yew, Pacific Yew, Western Yew, Canadian Yew, Chinese Yew, Japanese Yew, Florida Yew, Mexican Yew, Sumatran Yew, Himalayan Yew.Defination from the web:Yew. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Look up yew in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contents. 1 Botany. 2 Place names ... Yew (Taxus cuspidata) Florida Yew (Taxus floridana) Mexican Yew (Taxus globosa) Sumatran Yew (Taxus sumatrana) Himalayan Yew ...
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