Pacific yew
Pacific yew
nounDefinition of PACIFIC YEW
: a small or medium slow-growing irregularly branched yew (Taxus brevifolia) of the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada that yields a fine-grained hardwood and is the source of paclitaxel
First Known Use of PACIFIC YEW
circa 1890
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