"yew" in the noun sense
1. yew
wood of a yew especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
2. yew
any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
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