Word Meaning

yew definition and meaning

v. i. See Yaw.
n. An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards.
n. The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain.
n. A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
a. Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.

Crossword clues for yew

- Bow-making wood
- Coniferous tree
- Evergreen European tree
- large long lived tree
- Tree common to many English church graveyards
- Tree type
- Type of tree