yew pine

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Noun

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yew pine (plural yew pines)

  1. A black spruce (Picea mariana).
  2. An evergreen tree or shrub with long, narrow leaves, native to China and Japan, of species Podocarpus macrophyllus, widely grown for its attractive foliage.
  3. Any plant now or formerly in the genus Podocarpus.
  4. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (Appalachia) A red spruce, of species Picea abies (syn. Picea rubra).

References

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  • yew pine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.