American yew — Yew Yew, n. [OE. ew, AS. e[ o]w, [=i]w, eoh; akin to D. ijf, OHG. [=i]wa, [=i]ha, G. eibe, Icel. [=y]r; cf. Ir. iubhar, Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw, ywen, Lith. j[ e]va the black alder tree.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree ({Taxus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
American yew — ▪ Taxus canadensis also called Canada yew, dwarf yew, ground hemlock, or creeping hemlock (Taxus canadensis), a prostrate, straggling evergreen shrub of the family Taxaceae, found in northeastern North America. American yew also is a… … Universalium
american yew — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : ground hemlock * * * American yew, = ground hemlock. (Cf. ↑ground hemlock) … Useful english dictionary
Yew — Yew, n. [OE. ew, AS. e[ o]w, [=i]w, eoh; akin to D. ijf, OHG. [=i]wa, [=i]ha, G. eibe, Icel. [=y]r; cf. Ir. iubhar, Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw, ywen, Lith. j[ e]va the black alder tree.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree ({Taxus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yew-Kwang Ng — (Simplified Chinese: 黄有光; born 1942) is an economist at Monash University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Nanyang University in 1966 and later a Ph.D. from Sydney University in 1971.[1] He holds a personal chair at Monash and has… … Wikipedia
California yew — Yew Yew, n. [OE. ew, AS. e[ o]w, [=i]w, eoh; akin to D. ijf, OHG. [=i]wa, [=i]ha, G. eibe, Icel. [=y]r; cf. Ir. iubhar, Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw, ywen, Lith. j[ e]va the black alder tree.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree ({Taxus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
American nutmeg — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pacific yew — ▪ plant also called western yew, California yew, Oregon yew, or American yew (Taxus brevifolia), an evergreen timber tree of the yew family (Taxaceae). It is the only commercially important yew native to North America, where it is found… … Universalium
Canada yew — kanadinis kukmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kukmedinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Taxus canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Taxus canadensis angl. American yew; Canada yew; Canadian yew; ground… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Canadian yew — kanadinis kukmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kukmedinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Taxus canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Taxus canadensis angl. American yew; Canada yew; Canadian yew; ground… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
