"yewberry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yewberries [plural]
Etymology: From yew + berry. Etymology templates: {{com|en|yew|berry}} yew + berry Head templates: {{en-noun}} yewberry (plural yewberries)
  1. The berry of the yew tree.
    Sense id: en-yewberry-en-noun-Zp5zAsji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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