yew family
21Chinese yew — ▪ plant (Taxus celebica), a large, ornamental evergreen shrub or tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), widespread in China at elevations up to 900 metres (3,000 feet). The tree is up to 14 m (46 ft) tall and wide and bushy when cultivated. The …
22Lee Kuan Yew — Harry Lee Kuan Yew GCMG CH Minister Mentor In office 12 August 2004 – 21 May 2011 …
23Lee Kuan Yew — born Sept. 16, 1923, Singapore Prime minister of Singapore (1959–90). Born to a wealthy Chinese family, Lee studied at the University of Cambridge and became a lawyer and a socialist. He worked as a legal adviser to labour unions and won election …
24American yew — ▪ Taxus canadensis also called Canada yew, dwarf yew, ground hemlock, or creeping hemlock (Taxus canadensis), a prostrate, straggling evergreen shrub of the family Taxaceae, found in northeastern North America. American yew also is a… …
25Prince Albert's yew — noun small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile • Syn: ↑Prince Albert yew, ↑Saxe gothea conspicua • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
26List of Canadian plants by family T — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Takakiaceae * Takakia lepidozioides Taxaceae * Taxus brevifolia Pacific yew * Taxus canadensis Canadian… …
27Buffalo crime family — Magaddino crime family Named after Stefano Magaddino In Buffalo, New York, USA Founded by Angelo Palmeri Years active 1910–present …
28pharmaceutical industry — Producers of pharmaceuticals, substances used in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and the modification of organic functions. The earliest records of medicinal plants and minerals are those of the ancient Chinese, Hindu, and… …
29Taxus — Taxobox name = Taxus image width = 240px image caption = Taxus baccata (European Yew) shoot with mature and immature cones regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Taxaceae genus = Taxus genus authority =… …
30genus Taxus — noun yews • Syn: ↑Taxus • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Taxaceae, ↑family Taxaceae, ↑yew family • Member Meronyms …
