English yew vs Old World yew

English yew and Old World yew both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
English yew	Yes	No	No	No
Old World yew	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, English yew and Old World yew are synonyms defined as:

English yew and Old World yew: predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world

Other synonyms of English yew include Taxus baccata.

English yew (noun)	Old World yew (noun)
predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world	predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world