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yew

yew \'yu:\ n [ME ew, fr. OE i-w; akin to OHG i-wa yew, OIr e-o] 1a: any of 
   a genus (Taxus of the family Taxaceae, the yew family) of  evergreen trees 
   and shrubs with stiff linear leaves and fruits with a fleshy aril; esp : a 
   long-lived Eurasian tree (T. baccata) 1b: the wood of a yew; esp : the 
   heavy fine-grained wood of English  yew archaic  2: an archery bow made of 
   yew