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Meanings of yew in English
A species of coniferous tree 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.
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1
He lives by himself in the yew tree outside the morning-room window.
2
The second Act takes place near the sacred yew of the Thuleans.
3
Again, he was seated beneath the old yew tree in the churchyard.
4
I have said that a decoration of yew trees circled the garden.
5
This spring a chaffinch built a nest in one of my yew-trees.
6
From this point on it may be treated the same as yew.
7
He led me to a medium-size yew shape that had grown shaggy.
8
A minute later he was walking briskly up the shady yew-tree walk.
9
Peering down he was astonished to see Matthew rapidly climbing the yew.
10
But the yew inside the gate pursues its destiny with measured consolidation.
11
Beneath a canopy of holly branches and yew two children sat playing.
12
On a stone seat beneath the yew hedge, Kitty Bristol lay prone.
13
Admirers of yew trees should make a point of visiting Bignor churchyard.
14
There must be at least two centuries of solitude under those yew-trees.
15
He perceived a white figure against a distant background of clipped yew.
16
Celaena ran her fingers along the smooth curve of her yew bow.
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Yew across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common