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Definition of Old World yew
1. Noun. Predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world.
Group relationships: Genus Taxus, Taxus
Generic synonyms: Yew
Lexicographical Neighbors of Old World Yew
Literary usage of Old World yew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture edited by Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke (1918)
"The Old-World yew, a native of Europe, Asia and Africa, is especially abundant
in the region of the English Channel, where the chalky soil seems best ..."
2. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"... are there—the scales and the naked ovules—though development obliterates the
signs of relationship to the pines and hemlocks. The Old-World Yew (T. ..."
3. Biennial Report of the California State Board of Forestry for the Years by California State Board of Forestry (1886)
"The principal Old World yew is Taxus baccata, Linnaeus, found in most parts of
Europe at elevations of one thousand to two thousand feet, from the mountains ..."
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