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PRINCE ALBERT'S YEW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Prince Albert's yew mean?
• PRINCE ALBERT'S YEW (noun)
The noun PRINCE ALBERT'S YEW has 1 sense:
1. small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile
Familiarity information: PRINCE ALBERT'S YEW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Prince Albert's yew; Prince Albert yew; Saxe-gothea conspicua
Hypernyms ("Prince Albert's yew" is a kind of...):
conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)
Holonyms ("Prince Albert's yew" is a member of...):
genus Saxe-gothea; genus Saxegothea; Saxe-gothea; Saxegothea (one species: Prince Albert's yew)
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