Scientific name?

Question

Does anybody know the scientific name of a Yew bush?

thanks.

Answer 1

Taxus baccata is also known as 'the English Yew'. The name 'taxus' may be related to the Greek 'toxon' (bow) and 'toxicon' (the poison with which the arrowheads were dressed).

Names in different languages: Iúr (Irish); Iubhar (Scottish Gaelic); Euar (Manx); Ywen (Welsh); Ywenn (Cornish); Ivenenn (Breton); If (French); Tejo (Spanish; Tasso (Italian); Tisằ (Romanian; Tis (Czech); Hagina (Basque); Porsukağaci (Turkish); Marjakuusi (Finnish); Idegran (Swedish); Taks (Danish); Eibe (Geman); Taxis (Dutch).

The Yew fruits or arils were known in some parts of England as 'snotty gogs' or 'snottle berries'.