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yew vs Japanese yew

Japanese yew vs yew

yew and Japanese yew both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
yew Yes No No No
Japanese yew Yes No No No
As nouns, Japanese yew is a hyponym of yew; that is, Japanese yew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than yew:
  • yew: any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
  • Japanese yew: shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States
yew (noun) Japanese yew (noun)
any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States
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 yew and Japanese yew

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