PACIFIC YEW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pacific yew mean? 

• PACIFIC YEW (noun)
  The noun PACIFIC YEW has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PACIFIC YEW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PACIFIC YEW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

California yew; Pacific yew; Taxus brevifolia; western yew

Hypernyms ("Pacific yew" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Pacific yew" is a member of...):

genus Taxus; Taxus (yews)

 Context examples 

A liposome-encapsulated formulation of paclitaxel, a taxoid compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, with antineoplastic property.

(Paclitaxel liposome, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugated paclitaxel, a compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, with antineoplastic activity.

(Pegylated Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

The ceribate ester form of paclitaxel, a compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia with antineoplastic activity.

(Paclitaxel Ceribate, NCI Thesaurus)

A compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia with antineoplastic activity.

(Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation of the 6-omega fatty acid derivative 2'-linoleyl carbonate (LOC) conjugated to paclitaxel, a taxane compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Linoleyl Carbonate-paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available, mucoadhesive lipid preparation consisting of paclitaxel, a compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, in a formulation that is comprised of a mixture of monoolein, tricarprylin, and Tween 80, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Mucoadhesive Paclitaxel Formulation, NCI Thesaurus)