Taxus

3 English words descend from Latin Taxus, most common first.

taxolTaxol, paclitaxel: a drug (a mitotic inhibitor) used to kill dividing tumour cells.
taxaneAny of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division.
taxifolinA flavanonol, dihydroquercetin, found in the Chinese yew (Taxus chinensis var. mairei) and other plants

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