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    OLD WORLD YEW

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the worldplay

    Synonyms:

    English yew; Old World yew; Taxus baccata

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Old World yew" is a kind of...):

    yew (any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves)

    Holonyms ("Old World yew" is a member of...):

    genus Taxus; Taxus (yews)

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