Yew: 1 definition
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Yew means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Yew in English is the name of a plant defined with Taxus brevifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Taxus baccata var. brevifolia (Nutt.) Koehne (among others).
2) Yew is also identified with Taxus baccata It has the synonym Taxus baccata L. var. aurea Carriere (etc.).
3) Yew in Senegal is also identified with Andropogon gayanus It has the synonym Cymbachne guineensis (Schumach.) Roberty (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Révision des Graminées (1829)
· Deutsche Dendrologie (1893)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum (1833)
· Species Plantarum
· Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1855)
· Clinical Toxicology (2010)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Yew, for example chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Yew podocarp, Yew-ya-may, Yewuru.
Ends with: American yew, Californian yew, Canada yew, Chinese nutmeg-yew, Common yew, English yew, Florida yew, Himalayan yew, Irish yew, Japanese yew, Kayew, Pacific yew, Southern yew, Weeping yew, Western yew.
Full-text (+22): English yew, American yew, Western yew, Californian yew, Common yew, Pacific yew, Himalayan yew, Yew podocarp, Chinese nutmeg-yew, Nutmeg-yew tree, Irish yew, Canada yew, Southern yew, Weeping yew, Japanese yew, Lautha-salla, Florida yew, Yew-ya-may, Shrubby yew podocarpus, Tu-far.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Yew; (plurals include: Yews). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Lonesome Pine < [December 1944]
Country House Week-end < [October – December, 2003]
The Vision of Death in the Dry Salvages of T. S. Eliot < [October - December 1977]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Development of Stupa Architecture in India < [Chapter 3]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 21 - Country of Kien-t’o-lo (Gandhara) < [Book II - Three Countries]
The Myths Of The North American Indians (by Lewis Spence)
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