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Yew :: Yew (v. i.) See Yaw.

Taxine :: Taxine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the leaves and seeds of the European yew (Taxus baccata). Called also taxia.

Yellowwood :: Yellowwood (n.) The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees fu

Eyewater :: Eyewater (n.) A wash or lotion for application to the eyes.

Yew :: Yew (n.) A bow for shooting, made of the yew..

Eyewinker :: Eyewinker (n.) An eyelash.

Dyewood :: Dyewood (n.) Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing.

Yew :: Yew (a.) Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock..

Yew :: Yew (n.) The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain..

Eugh :: Eugh (n.) The yew.

Yacca :: Yacca (n.) A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks..

Redwood :: Redwood (n.) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from Pterocarpus santalinus, Caesalpinia Sappan, and several other trees..

Zantewood :: Zantewood (n.) A yellow dyewood; fustet; -- called also zante, and zante fustic. See Fustet, and the Note under Fustic..

Sapan Wood :: Sapan wood () A dyewood yielded by Caesalpinia Sappan, a thorny leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighboring islands. It is the original Brazil wood..

Eyewitness :: Eyewitness (n.) One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of anything.

Cobia :: Cobia (n.) An oceanic fish of large size (Elacate canada); the crabeater; -- called also bonito, cubbyyew, coalfish, and sergeant fish..

Eyewash :: Eyewash (n.) See Eyewater.

Ginkgo :: Ginkgo (n.) A large ornamental tree (Ginkgo biloba) from China and Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of Coniferae. Its leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns, that it is also called the maidenhair tree..

Witness :: Witness (v. i.) One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness..

Eyewink :: Eyewink (n.) A wink; a token.

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