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Taxus brevifolia

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Noun1.Taxus brevifolia - small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North AmericaTaxus brevifolia - small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood
California yew, Pacific yew, western yew
genus Taxus, Taxus - yews
yew - any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
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Paclitaxel, the first organic compound with a taxane ring that has been demonstrated to possess antineoplastic activity, was isolated in 1967 from the bark of the Western yew, Taxus brevifolia.
Paclitaxel and Cancer by Paul Kanute / Health care industry community
A rare species of yew, Taxus Brevifolia, was considered to have no value until it was found that an extract could be used as a cancer drug.
ONE IN 10 TREE SPECIES IS FACING EXTINCTION; 11 British types under ... by Armstrong, Jeremy / The Mirror (London, England)
Western yew -- Taxus brevifolia -- is also called Pacific yew and mountain mahogany.
Yew: the strong, pliable softwood by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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