Hypernyms for "yew"
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Austrotaxus spicata
California nutmeg
California yew
English yew
Florida yew
Japanese yew
New Caledonian yew
nutmeg-yew
Old World yew
Pacific yew
Pseudotaxus chienii
stinking cedar
stinking yew
Taxus baccata
Taxus brevifolia
Taxus cuspidata
Taxus floridana
Torrey tree
Torreya californica
Torreya taxifolia
western yew
white-berry yew
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.