taxus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, feminine) A yew (tree).
2. (declension-2, feminine, poetic) A javelin made of the wood of the yew tree.

Concepts

yew

javelin

yew-tree

yew tree

Translations

if

Eibe

tejo

teix

venijnboom

tasso

teixo

τάξος

taxus

porsuğu

Taxus

madera de tejo

porsuk

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtak.sʊs]

Etymology

A loanword of Scythian origin, from Proto-Iranian *taxša, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to flee, run”), as the fruit was considered poisonous. Also compare modern Persian تخش (taxš, “crossbow”).