pacific yew

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Definition of pacific yew in English English dictionary

A yew (Taxus brevifolia) of western North America having bark that is a natural source of the drug paclitaxel

small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood

Hyphenation

pa·cif·ic yew

Turkish pronunciation

pısîfîk yu

Pronunciation

/pəˈsəfək ˈyo͞o/ /pəˈsɪfɪk ˈjuː/