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WHITE-BERRY YEW

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Dictionary entry overview: What does white-berry yew mean?

• WHITE-BERRY YEW (noun)
The noun WHITE-BERRY YEW has 1 sense:

1. yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries

Familiarity information: WHITE-BERRY YEW used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WHITE-BERRY YEW (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Pseudotaxus chienii; white-berry yew

Hypernyms ("white-berry yew" is a kind of...):

yew (any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves)

Holonyms ("white-berry yew" is a member of...):

genus Pseudotaxus; Pseudotaxus (one species)

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