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Definition of Japanese yew
1. Noun. Shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States.
Definition of Japanese yew
1. Noun. ''Taxus cuspidata'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Yew
Literary usage of Japanese yew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hedges, Windbreaks, Shelters and Live Fences: A Treatise on the Planting by Edward Payson Powell (1908)
""A Japanese yew, near by, of rich and spreading habit, exemplifies this ...
This Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) is however, very noteworthy for great ..."
2. The Romance of Our Trees by Ernest Henry Wilson (1920)
"So if the Japanese yew be raised from seeds over a long period, and in separated
localities, there will beyond doubt arise just as great a variety of forms ..."
3. Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.: Horticultural Hall by Massachusetts Horticultural Society, W.D. Ticknor & Co, James Englebert Teschemacher (1879)
"A Japanese yew, near by, of rich and spreading habit, exemplifies this resemblance
... This Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata, is, however, very noteworthy ..."
4. Transactions by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1881)
"A Japanese yew, near by, of rich and spreading habit, exemplifies this ...
This Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata, is, however, very noteworthy for great ..."
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