Yew

Yew can mean the following:

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• Originally, it referred to the species Taxus baccata (also now called European Yew or Common Yew)
• Subsequently, applied to other species in the genus Taxus
• And also more generally to other genera in the family Taxaceae and the closely related family Cephalotaxaceae
• The name has also sometimes been applied to some species in the superficially similar, but less closely related family Podocarpaceae

Yew is also a variant English transliteration of the Chinese personal name ? (pinyin spelling Yào; meaning "brilliance"), most notably used for former Singapore Premier, Lee Kuan Yew.

Related Topics:
Chinese - Pinyin - Singapore - Lee Kuan Yew

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