venijnboom — meaning in English

English meaning

• yew noun An evergreen coniferous tree with dark needles and red berry-like seed cases, native to Europe and parts of Asia.

Senses

venijnboom is used for these senses in English:

• yew (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.
• yew (countable, by extension) Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus.

yew — full definition

1. noun An evergreen coniferous tree with dark needles and red berry-like seed cases, native to Europe and parts of Asia.
2. noun The wood of this tree, traditionally prized for making longbows.

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