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WHITE-BERRY YEW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does white-berry yew mean?
• WHITE-BERRY YEW (noun)
The noun WHITE-BERRY YEW has 1 sense:
1. yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries
Familiarity information: WHITE-BERRY YEW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Pseudotaxus chienii; white-berry yew
Hypernyms ("white-berry yew" is a kind of...):
yew (any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves)
Holonyms ("white-berry yew" is a member of...):
genus Pseudotaxus; Pseudotaxus (one species)
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