yew vs conifer

yew and conifer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yew	Yes	No	No	No
conifer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, conifer is a hypernym of yew; that is, conifer is a word with a broader meaning than yew:

yew: any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
conifer: any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

Other hypernyms of yew include coniferous tree.

yew (noun)	conifer (noun)
any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves	any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows