Definitions for taxus
taxus

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1. Taxus, genus Taxusnoun

   yews

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1. Taxus

   Taxus is a genus of coniferous trees or shrubs known as yews in the family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow-growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 2.5–20 m (8.2–65.6 ft), with trunk girth averaging 5 m (16 ft). They have reddish bark, lanceolate, flat, dark-green leaves 10–40 mm (1⁄2–1+1⁄2 in) long and 2–3 mm (3⁄32–1⁄8 in) broad, arranged spirally on the stem, but with the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows either side of the stem. The oldest known fossil species are from the Early Cretaceous.

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1. taxus

   Taxus is a genus of small coniferous trees or shrubs in the yew family Taxaceae. They are commonly known as yew trees and are found in many parts of the world in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The plants are evergreen and have needle-like leaves. Some species of Taxus are known to produce seeds within a red or orange-coloured berry-like structure known as an aril. Some parts of the plants, particularly the leaves, are toxic.

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1. Taxus

   Taxus is a genus of yews, small coniferous trees or shrubs in the yew family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow-growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 1–40 m, with trunk diameters of up to 4 m. They have reddish bark, lanceolate, flat, dark-green leaves 1–4 cm long and 2–3 mm broad, arranged spirally on the stem, but with the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows either side of the stem.

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1. Taxus

   tak′sus, n. the yew genus of conifers.

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1. Taxus

   Genus of coniferous yew trees or shrubs, several species of which have medicinal uses. Notable is the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, which is used to make the anti-neoplastic drug taxol (PACLITAXEL).

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   The numerical value of taxus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of taxus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taxus
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=taxus
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=taxus