1. predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world; [syn: Old World yew, English yew, Taxus baccata]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Old World yew
n 1: predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and
slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world [syn:
Old World yew, English yew, Taxus baccata]