/ Thesaurus / J Synonyms of japanese yew Find synonyms for: Noun1. Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata, yewusage: shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United StatesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diaphanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language