Taxus brevifolia

Taxus brevifolia
the Pacific yew, a species that grows along the Pacific coast of Canada and the United States and is the source of the antitumor agent paclitaxel.

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  • Taxus brevifolia —   Taxus brevifolia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Taxus brevifolia — Taxobox name = Taxus brevifolia status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px image caption = Taxus brevifolia (Pacific Yew) foliage regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Taxaceae genus …   Wikipedia

  • Taxus brevifolia — Pazifische Eibe Pazifische Eibe (Taxus brevifolia) Systematik Abteilung: Pinophyta Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Taxus brevifolia — trumpaspyglis kukmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kukmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Taxus brevifolia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Taxus brevifolia angl. Pacific yew; western… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Taxus brevifolia — Yew Yew, n. [OE. ew, AS. e[ o]w, [=i]w, eoh; akin to D. ijf, OHG. [=i]wa, [=i]ha, G. eibe, Icel. [=y]r; cf. Ir. iubhar, Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw, ywen, Lith. j[ e]va the black alder tree.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree ({Taxus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Taxus brevifolia — ID 82839 Symbol Key TABR2 Common Name Pacific yew Family Taxaceae Category Gymnosperm Division Coniferophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA Growth Habit Tree …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Taxus brevifolia — noun small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close grained wood • Syn: ↑Pacific yew, ↑California yew, ↑western yew • Hypernyms: ↑yew • Member Holonyms: ↑Taxus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Taxus brevifolia Nutt. — Symbol TABR2 Common Name Pacific yew Botanical Family Taxaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Taxus baccata — (European Yew) shoot with mature and immature cones Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Taxus — Taxobox name = Taxus image width = 240px image caption = Taxus baccata (European Yew) shoot with mature and immature cones regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Taxaceae genus = Taxus genus authority =… …   Wikipedia

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