yew family

  • 91Podocarpus coriaceus — Yacca Yac ca (y[a^]k k[.a]), n. (Bot.) A West Indian name for two large timber trees ({Podocarpus coriaceus}, and {Podocarpus Purdicanus}) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 92Podocarpus Purdicanus — Yacca Yac ca (y[a^]k k[.a]), n. (Bot.) A West Indian name for two large timber trees ({Podocarpus coriaceus}, and {Podocarpus Purdicanus}) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 93Ravensara aromatica — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …

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  • 94Torreya Californica — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… …

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  • 95Yacca — Yac ca (y[a^]k k[.a]), n. (Bot.) A West Indian name for two large timber trees ({Podocarpus coriaceus}, and {Podocarpus Purdicanus}) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 96stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank smelling foliage and dark green, egg shaped fruit. [1865 70] * * * …

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  • 97Japanese torreya — ▪ plant also called  nut bearing torreya , or  Kaya (Torreya nucifera)   an ornamental evergreen timber tree of the yew family (Taxaceae), native to the southern islands of Japan. Although it is the hardiest species of its genus and may be 10 to… …

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  • 98Taxus baccata — ID 82834 Symbol Key TABA80 Common Name English yew Family Taxaceae Category Gymnosperm Division Coniferophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution DC, MA, NY, PA, WA Growth Habit Tree, Shrub …

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  • 99Taxus brevifolia — ID 82839 Symbol Key TABR2 Common Name Pacific yew Family Taxaceae Category Gymnosperm Division Coniferophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA Growth Habit Tree …

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  • 100Taxus cuspidata — ID 82841 Symbol Key TACU Common Name Japanese yew Family Taxaceae Category Gymnosperm Division Coniferophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, DE, KY, MA, NY, OH, PA Growth Habit Tree …

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