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Significado de yew

n.

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v. i.

See Yaw.
An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards.
The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain.
A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.

n.

wood generic term noun, conifer generic term, coniferous tree generic term

Vogais: ye

Consoantes: w

Palavras Parecidas

ye, yaw, yea, yow, yue, yeah, yhwh, yowe, y, yahwe.