California yew vs western yew

California yew and western yew both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
California yew	Yes	No	No	No
western yew	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, California yew and western yew are synonyms defined as:

California yew and western yew: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood

Other synonyms of California yew include Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia.

California yew (noun)	western yew (noun)
small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood	small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood