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Yew

yew
- O.E. iw, eow "yew," from P.Gmc. *iwa-/*iwo-, from PIE *ei-wo-, suffixed form of *ei- "reddish, motley, yellow." It symbolizes both death and immortality, being both poisonous and long-lived.
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1.
  ~ n a tree with dark green leaves and red berries, or the wood of this tree ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  (yews) A yew or a yew tree is an evergreen tree. It has sharp leaves which are broad and flat, and red berries. N-VAR • Yew is the wood of this tree. N-UNCOUNT ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   noun  Etymology: Middle English ew, from Old English iw; akin to Old High German iwa ~, Middle Irish eo  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. any of a genus (Taxus of the family Taxaceae, the ~ family) of evergreen gymnospermous trees and shrubs with stiff linear leaves and seeds surrounded by a fleshy red aril: as  (1) a long-lived Eurasian tree or shrub (T. baccata) — called also English ~  (2) a low straggling bush (T. canadensis) of the eastern United States and Canada  (3) Pacific ~  b. the wood of a ~; especially the heavy fine-grained wood of the English ~  2. archaic an archery bow made of ~ ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
  n. 1 any dark-leaved evergreen coniferous tree of the genus Taxus, having seeds enclosed in a fleshy red aril, and often planted in churchyards. 2 its wood, used formerly as a material for bows and still in cabinet-making. Etymology: OE iw, eow f. Gmc ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
  тисс ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
6.
  тис (Taxus) – American yew – common yew – fetid yew – Japanese yew – Mexican yew – Oregon yew – plum yew – western yew ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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  1. бот. тис, тисовое дерево (Taxus gen.) 2. древесина тисового дерева 3. ветки тиса (знак траура) 4. лук из тиса ...
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  noun bot. тис ...
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