PACIFIC YEW


Meaning of PACIFIC YEW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1890

: a small or medium slow-growing irregularly branched yew ( Taxus brevifolia ) of the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada that yields a fine-grained hardwood and is the source of paclitaxel

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