Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 8 compound words that contain yew. The most common are listed below. Open yew in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- Japanese yewTaxus cuspidata
- plum yewAny of the east Asian trees and shrubs in the genus Cephalotaxus.
- English yewThe tree Taxus baccata.
- Irish yewA cultivar of yew from Ireland, Taxus baccata var. 'Fastigiata'.
- nutmeg yewCertain of the trees and shrubs in the genus Torreya, which are related to yew, but have fruits with large seeds that resemble nutmegs.
- Pacific yewThe tree Taxus brevifolia.
- yew pineA black spruce (Picea mariana).
- Chilean plum yewSynonym of plum fir (Prumnopitys andina)
- Anglojap yewTaxus × media, a conifer that is a hybrid of the English yew (Taxus baccata) and Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata).
- Prince Albert's yewThe South American conifer Saxegothaea conspicua.
- pee-yewAlternative form of pee-ew: An exclamation of disgust at a bad smell.
- hold yew hardWait for a moment. Be patient.
- yew pinesplural of yew pine: A black spruce (Picea mariana).
- plum-fruited yewSynonym of plum fir: An evergreen, conifer tree, Prumnopitys andina, native to the Chilean Andes.
Compound words 8
- yewberryThe berry of the yew tree.
- yewlikeResembling or characteristic of a yew tree or its wood.
- YewtreeOperation Yewtree
- peeyewAlternative form of pee-ew: An exclamation of disgust at a bad smell.
- yewberriesplural of yewberry: The berry of the yew tree.
- YewdaleA surname.
- yewiesplural of yewy: A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
- Yewtreesthird-person singular simple present indicative of Yewtree: Operation Yewtree