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western yew vs yew

yew vs western yew

western yew and yew both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
western yew Yes No No No
yew Yes No No No
As nouns, yew is a hypernym of western yew; that is, yew is a word with a broader meaning than western yew:
  • western yew: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood
  • yew: any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
western yew (noun) yew (noun)
small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
Difference between western yew and yew

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