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predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world

: a large evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) that is native to Eurasia and northern Africa but cosmopolitan in cultivation and is the chief source of yew lumber — called also European yew

a yew, Taxus baccata, of Eurasia and northern Africa, grown as an ornamental.

[1925-30]

English yew,

a type of yew common to Europe and Asia, having heavy, elastic wood and dense, dark-green foliage.