1. any of several poisonous evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus taxus, having scarlet cup-shaped arils and flat needles that are dark green above and yellowish below.
2. the wood of any of these trees, especially the durable, fine-grained wood of the old world species taxus baccata, used in cabinetmaking and for archery bows.

1. A species of coniferous tree, taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern europe, northwest africa, northern iran and southwest asia.
2. any tree or shrub of the genus taxus.
3. the wood of the yew.
4. made from the wood of the yew tree.

1. of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree.
2. 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. 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.
4. A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
5. see yaw.

1. to rise as scum on brine in boiling; yaw.
2. A tree of the genus taxus, the common yew being T. baccata of temperate europe and asia.
3. the wood of the yew-tree.
4. A shooting-bow made of the wood of the yew.
5. A jug or jar having a handle extending over the mouth.

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