What is another word for yews?

Pronunciation: [jˈuːz] (IPA)

The word "yews" refers to a genus of coniferous trees and shrubs that are widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. They are highly valued for their ornamental and medicinal properties, and have been used for centuries in traditional herbal remedies. Synonyms for yews include Taxus, Taxaceae, and yewberry. The different species of yews vary in size and shape, but all have needle-like leaves and produce colorful berries that are poisonous to humans and many animals. Whether used for landscaping, horticulture, or medicine, yews are a fascinating and important part of our natural world.

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  • Independent

    • Noun, plural
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Usage examples for Yews

A rick yard with haystacks so big that they showed above the tops of fruit trees and yews, three or four wagons and carts, half a dozen busy men, made the whole Bates establishment seem quite like a thriving little town all to itself.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
Great funereal trees, yews, weeping willows, cypresses, cover them with faithful shadows.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell
As you walk up the churchyard you see thirteen yews on each side of you, and yet, if you count them up, they make twenty-seven, and it has been pointed out to me that neither numerical fact can be without occult significance.
"The Literary Sense"
E. Nesbit

Famous quotes with Yews

  • There, where the cross in hoary ruin nods, And weeping yews o'ershade the lettered stones, While midnight silence wraps these dark abodes, And soothes me wand'ring o'er my kindred bones, Let kindled fancy view the glorious morn, When from the bursting graves the dust shall rise, All nature smiling, and, by angels borne, Messiah's cross, far blazing o'er the skies.
    William Julius Mickle

Related words: common yews, yews tree, red yews, yellow yews, black yews, christmas yews, ornamental yews

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