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English yew
noun
- a yew, Taxus baccata, of Eurasia and northern Africa, grown as an ornamental.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of English yew1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
Our Privet hedges, new as they are, are of great beauty and satisfaction, and soon will rival the English Yew hedges.
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