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English Dictionary: yew by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yew
n
  1. 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. any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup- shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yew \Yew\ ([umac]), v. i.
      See {Yaw}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yew \Yew\, n. [OE. ew, AS. e[a2]w, [c6]w, eoh; akin to D. ijf,
      OHG. [c6]wa, [c6]ha, G. eibe, Icel. [ymac]r; cf. Ir. iubhar,
      Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw, ywen, Lith. j[89]va the black
      alder tree.]
      1. (Bot.) 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.
  
      2. 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.
  
      Note: The {American yew} ({Taxus baccata}, var. {Canadensis})
               is a low and straggling or prostrate bush, never
               forming an erect trunk. The {California yew} ({Taxus
               brevifolia}) is a good-sized tree, and its wood is used
               for bows, spear handles, paddles, and other similar
               implements. Another yew is found in Florida, and there
               are species in Japan and the Himalayas.
  
      3. A bow for shooting, made of the yew.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yew \Yew\ ([umac]), a.
      Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew
      tree; as, a yew whipstock.
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