yew treen.

Brit.

/ˈjuː triː/, U.S.

/ˈju ˌtri/

Forms: see yew n. and tree n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yew n., tree n.

Etymology: < yew n. + tree n.

= yew n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > yew trees > [noun]

yeweOE

yew treea1398

tax1541

vew1570

shin wood1778

ground-hemlock1807

taxad1846

Pacific yew1903

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > yew as timber tree

yeweOE

yew treea1398

elk1541

tax1541

vew1570

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. clxi. 1056 An ew tree [L. taxus]..is a tree wiþ venym and poysoun.

a1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 646/13 Hec taxus, hawtre, newtre.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 507 V tree [a1500 King's Cambr. uv tre], taxus.

1538 W. Turner Libellus de re Herbaria at Taxvs An Vhe tre.

1593 in Notes & Queries (1852) 1st Ser. 6 64/1 Itm. for leadinge of earthe to y^e benche about the yewe tree,..ij^s. iiij^d.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 554 The rotten part of Eue-tree.

1612 J. Webster White Divel i. ii. 261 Into a church-yard, where a goodly Eu tree Spred her large roote in ground.

a1697 J. Aubrey Nat. Hist. Surrey (1718) III. 46 In this Church-Yard is an Ew-Tree, ten Yards in Compass.

1751 T. Gray Elegy iv. 6 Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap.

1773 S. Johnson Let. 28 Oct. in H. L. Piozzi Lett. to & from S. Johnson (1788) I. 183 We..landed upon one small island..which..is remarkable for a large wood of eugh trees.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. xix. 200 The yew-tree lent its shadow dark.

1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 40 An ancient evergreen, A yewtree.

1909 Chatterbox 391/1 I shinned up one of the great yew-trees till I could command a sight of the road.

1992 Biotechnol. for 21st Cent. (Federal Coordinating Council Sci., Engin. & Technol.) 11/2 Taxol, a natural product of the Pacific Yew tree, has important anticancer activity.

2007 P. Ackroyd Thames (2009) xxv. 399 The yew-tree in the churchyard is the oldest living organism in the village.

Compounds

General attributive and instrumental, as yew tree bark, yew tree leaf, yew-tree-lined, etc.

1603 in P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals Index sig. Ffffff5/2 Yeugh tree shade how hurtfull.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 52/1 He beareth Argent, a Yew Tree Branch Fructed.

1793 J. Farington Diary 30 Oct. (1978) I. 78 The old fashioned yew tree rows.

1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall I. x. 145 A massive yew-tree-lined walk.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. Introd. 4 Its untidy kitchen-garden and cone-shaped yew-tree arbour.

1889 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 25 118/2 The poisonous nature of yew-tree leaves.

1935 Country Life 9 Feb. 156/1 The famous quarter-mile long terrace bordered by the yew tree hedge.

1987 N.Y. Mag. 29 June 101/3 Also visible from this yew-tree-lined penthouse..is a superb panoramic view of Central Park's treetops.

2010 New Scientist 13 Mar. 36/2 The chemotherapy drug paclitaxel..was originally made by extracting chemicals from yew tree bark.

Derivatives

ˈyew-treed adj. planted with yew trees; characterized by yew trees.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > yew trees > [adjective]

yew-treed1831

yewen1884

taxine1888

taxaceous1904

1831 R. Montgomery Oxford i. 64 Thy yew-treed walk, and wilderness of shade.

1872 M. Gatty Bk. Sun-dials Introd. p. xxii The quaint yew-tree'd garden.

2003 Times 14 July 17/2 The yew-treed refinement of Malleny Garden.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yew tree
释义	yew treen. Brit. /ˈjuː triː/, U.S. /ˈju ˌtri/ Forms: see yew n. and tree n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yew n., tree n. Etymology: < yew n. + tree n. = yew n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > yew trees > [noun] yeweOE yew treea1398 tax1541 vew1570 shin wood1778 ground-hemlock1807 taxad1846 Pacific yew1903 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > yew as timber tree yeweOE yew treea1398 elk1541 tax1541 vew1570 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. clxi. 1056 An ew tree [L. taxus]..is a tree wiþ venym and poysoun. a1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 646/13 Hec taxus, hawtre, newtre. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 507 V tree [a1500 King's Cambr. uv tre], taxus. 1538 W. Turner Libellus de re Herbaria at Taxvs An Vhe tre. 1593 in Notes & Queries (1852) 1st Ser. 6 64/1 Itm. for leadinge of earthe to y^e benche about the yewe tree,..ij^s. iiij^d. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 554 The rotten part of Eue-tree. 1612 J. Webster White Divel i. ii. 261 Into a church-yard, where a goodly Eu tree Spred her large roote in ground. a1697 J. Aubrey Nat. Hist. Surrey (1718) III. 46 In this Church-Yard is an Ew-Tree, ten Yards in Compass. 1751 T. Gray Elegy iv. 6 Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap. 1773 S. Johnson Let. 28 Oct. in H. L. Piozzi Lett. to & from S. Johnson (1788) I. 183 We..landed upon one small island..which..is remarkable for a large wood of eugh trees. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. xix. 200 The yew-tree lent its shadow dark. 1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 40 An ancient evergreen, A yewtree. 1909 Chatterbox 391/1 I shinned up one of the great yew-trees till I could command a sight of the road. 1992 Biotechnol. for 21st Cent. (Federal Coordinating Council Sci., Engin. & Technol.) 11/2 Taxol, a natural product of the Pacific Yew tree, has important anticancer activity. 2007 P. Ackroyd Thames (2009) xxv. 399 The yew-tree in the churchyard is the oldest living organism in the village. Compounds General attributive and instrumental, as yew tree bark, yew tree leaf, yew-tree-lined, etc. Π 1603 in P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals Index sig. Ffffff5/2 Yeugh tree shade how hurtfull. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 52/1 He beareth Argent, a Yew Tree Branch Fructed. 1793 J. Farington Diary 30 Oct. (1978) I. 78 The old fashioned yew tree rows. 1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall I. x. 145 A massive yew-tree-lined walk. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. Introd. 4 Its untidy kitchen-garden and cone-shaped yew-tree arbour. 1889 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 25 118/2 The poisonous nature of yew-tree leaves. 1935 Country Life 9 Feb. 156/1 The famous quarter-mile long terrace bordered by the yew tree hedge. 1987 N.Y. Mag. 29 June 101/3 Also visible from this yew-tree-lined penthouse..is a superb panoramic view of Central Park's treetops. 2010 New Scientist 13 Mar. 36/2 The chemotherapy drug paclitaxel..was originally made by extracting chemicals from yew tree bark. Derivatives ˈyew-treed adj. planted with yew trees; characterized by yew trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > yew trees > [adjective] yew-treed1831 yewen1884 taxine1888 taxaceous1904 1831 R. Montgomery Oxford i. 64 Thy yew-treed walk, and wilderness of shade. 1872 M. Gatty Bk. Sun-dials Introd. p. xxii The quaint yew-tree'd garden. 2003 Times 14 July 17/2 The yew-treed refinement of Malleny Garden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1398
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