transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyü ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English ew, from Old English īw; akin to Old High German īwa yew, Middle Irish eó
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : any of a genus ( Taxus of the family Taxaceae, the yew family) of evergreen gymnospermous trees and shrubs with stiff linear leaves and seeds surrounded by a fleshy red aril: as
(1) : a long-lived Eurasian tree or shrub ( T. baccata ) — called also English yew
(2) : a low straggling bush ( T. canadensis ) of the eastern United States and Canada
(3) : Pacific yew
b. : the wood of a yew ; especially : the heavy fine-grained wood of the English yew
2. archaic : an archery bow made of yew
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yew 1a
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