Hicks yew

noun

variants or Hicks' yew

ˈhiks(ə̇z)-

: a hybrid yew (Taxus media hicksii) having a columnar shape and ascending branches

Word History

Etymology

from Hicks nurseries, Westbury, L.I.

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