yew

Definitions

• (countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.
• (countable) Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus.
• Other conifers resembling plants in genus Taxus
• (uncountable) The wood of the such trees.
• A bow for archery, made of yew wood.