Taxus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin taxus (“yew, yew-tree”). === Proper noun === Taxus f A taxonomic genus within the family Taxaceae – coniferous shrubs and trees, including the yew. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Taxaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Taxus baccata (English yew) - type species; Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew), Taxus canadensis (Canada yew), Taxus cuspidata (Japanese yew), Taxus floridana (Florida yew), Taxus contorta (syn. Taxus fuana), Taxus globosa (Mexican yew), Taxus wallichiana (syn. Taxus sumatrana, Himalyan yew) - other species; Taxus × hunnewelliana, Taxus × media - nothospecies ==== Derived terms ==== Amentotaxus Austrotaxus Cephalotaxus Pseudotaxus === References === Taxus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Taxus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Taxus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Taxus at USDA Plants database Taxus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Taxus at the Catalogue of Life Taxus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Taxus at The Plant List Taxus at Tropicos Taxus at Gymnosperms Database