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small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood

small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood

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).