Pacific yew

noun

The tree Taxus brevifolia.

Similar
California yewwestern yewTaxus brevifolia

Meanings

nounPacific yew (plural Pacific yews)

plural Pacific yews

  1. The tree Taxus brevifolia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood

Similar
California yewwestern yewTaxus brevifolia
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APA

Pacific yew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pacific%20yew

MLA

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Chicago

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