pacific yew(n = noun.plant) california yew, taxus brevifolia, western yew - small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood;
is a kind of yew
is a member of genus taxus, taxus

california yew, english yew, florida yew, japanese yew, new caledonian yew, north pacific, old world yew, pacific, pacific bonito, pacific bottlenose dolphin, pacific coast, pacific cod, pacific giant salamander, pacific halibut, pacific hemlock, pacific herring, pacific newt, pacific northwest, pacific ocean, pacific plum, pacific ridley, pacific sardine, pacific silver fir, pacific spiny dogfish, pacific standard time, pacific sturgeon, pacific time, pacific tree toad, pacific tripletail, pacific walrus, parasite yew, plum-fruited yew, prince albert yew, prince albert's yew, south pacific, stinking yew, western yew, white-berry yew, yew, yew family