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English yew

noun

  1. 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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