yew

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yew /juː/ noun [countable, uncountable]  HBPa tree with dark green leaves and red berries, or the wood of this tree 紫杉树；紫杉木

Examples from the Corpus

yew• Pamela with the silver, steel and yew wood Livewire Trophy.• The many scarce varieties of wood, including box, yew, mulberry and walnut, created a great deal of interest.• Clipped yew and holly are used to separate the layout, while flower-beds flank the lawn.• And so Mister Johnny took them up through the dark yew trees, carrying the goose and holding Nick's hand.• Take for instance the example of yew wood.• The furniture wasn't new, but had been expensive: a good leather suite and real yew furniture.• He could even pick out the dots of furze bushes and stunted yew trees on the steep slopes.• The rain was making a curtain all round them but not a drop came through the yew.Origin yew Old English iw

yew nounChinese  

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yew
yew /juː/ noun [uncountable and countable]a tree with dark green leaves and red berries, or the wood of this tree

yewBrE /juː/ 🔊NAmE /juː/ 🔊 noun

[countable, uncountable] (also ˈyew tree) a small tree with dark green leaves and small red berries 紫杉；红豆杉 [uncountable] the wood of the yew tree 紫杉木