TAXUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Taxus mean? 

• TAXUS (noun)
  The noun TAXUS has 1 sense:

1. yews

  Familiarity information: TAXUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAXUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Yews

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Taxus; Taxus

Hypernyms ("Taxus" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Taxus"):

English yew; Old World yew; Taxus baccata (predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world)

California yew; Pacific yew; Taxus brevifolia; western yew (small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood)

Japanese yew; Taxus cuspidata (shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States)

Florida yew; Taxus floridana (small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves)

Holonyms ("Taxus" is a member of...):

family Taxaceae; Taxaceae; yew family (sometimes classified as member of order Taxales)

 Context examples 

Docetaxel is a semi-synthetic, second-generation taxane derived from a compound found in the European yew tree Taxus baccata.

(Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound Docetaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

A compound obtained from the needles of the Taxus baccata tree that is used as a precursor of paclitaxel.

(Baccatin III, NCI Thesaurus)

A diterpene taxane obtained from the bark and leaves of the yew tree (Taxus brevifolia) and can convert to taxol.

(Cephalomannine, NCI Thesaurus)

A semi-synthetic, second-generation taxane derived from a compound found in the European yew tree, Taxus baccata.

(Docetaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

A liposome-encapsulated formulation of paclitaxel, a taxoid compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, with antineoplastic property.

(Paclitaxel liposome, NCI Thesaurus)

The ceribate ester form of paclitaxel, a compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia with antineoplastic activity.

(Paclitaxel Ceribate, NCI Thesaurus)

A compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia with antineoplastic activity.

(Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation of the 6-omega fatty acid derivative 2'-linoleyl carbonate (LOC) conjugated to paclitaxel, a taxane compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Linoleyl Carbonate-paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugated paclitaxel, a compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, with antineoplastic activity.

(Pegylated Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available, mucoadhesive lipid preparation consisting of paclitaxel, a compound extracted from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia, in a formulation that is comprised of a mixture of monoolein, tricarprylin, and Tween 80, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Mucoadhesive Paclitaxel Formulation, NCI Thesaurus)