Yew
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Yew may refer to: In botany:
- Any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus:
- European Yew or Common Yew (Taxus baccata)
- Pacific Yew or Western Yew (Taxus brevifolia)
- Canadian Yew (Taxus canadensis)
- Chinese Yew (Taxus chinensis)
- Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata)
- Florida Yew (Taxus floridana)
- Mexican Yew (Taxus globosa)
- Sumatran Yew (Taxus sumatrana)
- Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana)
- Any of various coniferous plants in the families Taxaceae and Cephalotaxaceae:
- White-berry Yew (Pseudotaxus chienii)
- New Caledonian Yew or Southern Yew (Austrotaxus spicata)
- Catkin-yew (Amentotaxus sp.)
- Plum-yew (Cephalotaxus sp.)
- Any of the various coniferous plants in the family Podocarpaceae which are superficially similar to other yews:
- Prince Albert's Yew (Saxegothaea conspicua)
- Plum-yew (Prumnopitys sp.)
As a personal name:
- A variant English transliteration of the Chinese personal name 耀 (pinyin spelling Yào; meaning "brilliance")
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923–), Prime Minister of Singapore 1959–1990
- Lim Yew Hock (1914–1984), Chief Minister of Singapore 1956–1959
As a place name:
- Yew Tee is a district in Singapore
- Yew Tree, West Bromwich
As a fictional place name:
