Real Dictionary

yew
variable noun: A yew or a yew tree is an evergreen tree. It has sharp leaves which are broad and flat, and red berries.

yew in American English
any of a genus (Taxus) of evergreen shrubs and trees of the yew family, having red, cuplike, waxy cones containing a single seed, broad, flattened leaves that are needles, and fine-grained, elastic wood
designating a family (Taxaceae) of resinous evergreen conifers with needlelike leaves, including ground hemlock

yew in American English 1
noun: any of several evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs of the genera Taxus and Torreya, constituting the family Taxaceae, of the Old World, North America, and Japan, having needlelike or scalelike foliage and seeds enclosed in a fleshy aril

yew in American English 2
pronoun: you

yew in British English
noun: any coniferous tree of the genus Taxus, of the Old World and North America, esp T. baccata, having flattened needle-like leaves, fine-grained elastic wood, and solitary seeds with a red waxy aril resembling berries: family Taxaceae