yew
/juː/noun
(亦作yew tree)
1- a coniferous tree which has red berry-like fruits, and most parts of which are highly poisonous. Yews are linked with folklore and superstition and can live to a great age; the timber is used in cabinetmaking and (formerly) to make longbows紫杉, 红豆杉。
1.1
- Genus Taxus, family Taxaceae: several species, in particular T. baccata of Europe.紫杉属, 紫杉科：数种, 尤指欧洲红豆杉。
词源
Old English īw, ēow, of Germanic origin.