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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 berriesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


WHITE-BERRY YEW (noun)


Sense 1

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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