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small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood

: a small or medium irregularly branched evergreen tree (Taxus brevifolia) of the Pacific coast yielding a fine hard close-grained wood — called also California yew, western yew

Pacific yew,

a species of yew grown on the Pacific coast of North America; western yew. The wood of this tree is used in cabinetwork and in making canoe paddles.