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yw.

yew trees, coniferous trees of genus Taxus, especially common or English yew trees (Taxus baccata)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪu̯/North-Wales/ɨ̞u̯/North-Wales/ɪu̯/South-Wales
  1. yew trees, coniferous trees of genus Taxus, especially common or English yew trees (Taxus baccata)

    plural
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *iwos (“yew”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”).

noun/ɪu̯/North-Wales/ɨ̞u̯/North-Wales/ɪu̯/South-Wales
  1. yew wood

    plural
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *iwos (“yew”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw- (“yew”).

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