In countable terms the difference between yew and larch
is that yew is a species of coniferous tree, species: Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia while larch is a coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles.
In uncountable terms the difference between yew and larch
is that yew is the wood of the such trees while larch is the wood of the larch.
As an adjective yew
is made from the wood of the yew tree.
yew
Noun
(countable) A species of coniferous tree, , with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.
(countable, by extension) Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus .
Other conifers resembling plants in genus Taxus
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(uncountable) The wood of the such trees.
*
A bow for archery, made of yew wood.
Synonyms
* , (common yew)
Derived terms
* (
European yew), (
common yew) (
Taxus baccata )
* (
Pacific yew), (
western yew) ()
* (
Canadian yew) ()
* (
Chinese yew) ()
* Japanese yew (
Taxus cuspidata )
* (
Florida yew) ()
* (
Mexican yew) ()
* (
Sumatran yew) ()
* (
Himalayan yew) ()
* (
white-berry yew) ()
* (
New Caledonian yew), (
southern yew) ()
* (
catkin yew) ( sp.)
* (
plum yew) (also plum-yew) ( sp.)
* (
vern,
Prince Albert's yew) ()
* self-yew
Adjective
(-)
Made from the wood of the yew tree.
References
See also
* (Taxus baccata)
Anagrams
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*
larch
English
Noun
(es)
(countable) A coniferous tree, of genus Larix , having deciduous leaves, in fascicles.
(uncountable) The wood of the larch.
