yew: Meaning and Definition of

yew

Pronunciation: (y), [key]
  1. any of several evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs of the genera Taxus and Torreya, constituting the family Taxaceae, of the Old World, North America, and Japan, having needlelike or scalelike foliage and seeds enclosed in a fleshy aril.
  2. the fine-grained, elastic wood of any of these trees.
  3. an archer's bow made of this wood.
  4. this tree or its branches as a symbol of sorrow, death, or resurrection.

yew

Pronunciation: (y unstressed y&oobreve), [key]
  1. you.
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