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Taxine :: Taxine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the leaves and seeds of the European yew (Taxus baccata). Called also taxia.

Yellowwood :: Yellowwood (n.) The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees fu

Zantewood :: Zantewood (n.) A yellow dyewood; fustet; -- called also zante, and zante fustic. See Fustet, and the Note under Fustic..

Yewen :: Yewen (a.) Made of yew; as, yewen bows..

Yacca :: Yacca (n.) A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks..

Yew :: Yew (a.) Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock..

Eyewinker :: Eyewinker (n.) An eyelash.

Eugh :: Eugh (n.) The yew.

Yew :: Yew (n.) An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards..

Redwood :: Redwood (n.) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from Pterocarpus santalinus, Caesalpinia Sappan, and several other trees..

Eyewater :: Eyewater (n.) A wash or lotion for application to the eyes.

Sapan Wood :: Sapan wood () A dyewood yielded by Caesalpinia Sappan, a thorny leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighboring islands. It is the original Brazil wood..

Eyewink :: Eyewink (n.) A wink; a token.

Dyewood :: Dyewood (n.) Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing.

Witness :: Witness (v. i.) One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness..

Yew :: Yew (n.) A bow for shooting, made of the yew..

Yew :: Yew (n.) The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain..

Eyewitness :: Eyewitness (n.) One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of anything.

Barwood :: Barwood (n.) A red wood of a leguminous tree (Baphia nitida), from Angola and the Gaboon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work..

Ew :: Ew (n.) A yew.

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