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yew vs Torrey tree

Torrey tree vs yew

yew and Torrey tree both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
yew Yes No No No
Torrey tree Yes No No No
As nouns, Torrey tree is a hyponym of yew; that is, Torrey tree 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
  • Torrey tree: rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed
Other hyponyms of yew include California nutmeg, nutmeg-yew, Torreya californica, stinking cedar, stinking yew, Torreya taxifolia, English yew, Old World yew, Taxus baccata, California yew, Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, western yew, Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata, Florida yew, Taxus floridana, Austrotaxus spicata, New Caledonian yew, Pseudotaxus chienii, white-berry yew.
yew (noun) Torrey tree (noun)
any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
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