yew
nounHow many syllables in yew?
There is 1 syllable in the word yew.How to pronounce yew:
Definition of yew:
- yew (noun):
- pacific yew
- a long-lived eurasian tree or shrub (t. baccata)
- a low straggling bush (t. canadensis) of the eastern u.s. and canada
- wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows.
- any of a genus (taxus of the family taxaceae, the yew family) of evergreen gymnospermous trees and shrubs with stiff linear leaves and seeds surrounded by a fleshy red aril such as
Synonyms for yew:
cephalotaxus
conifer
coniferous tree
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