Definition of Pacific yew
: a small or medium slow-growing irregularly branched yew (Taxus brevifolia) of the Pacific coast of the U.S. and Canada that yields a fine-grained hardwood and is the source of paclitaxel
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The first known use of Pacific yew was circa 1890
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