/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of taxus brevifolia Find synonyms for: Noun1. Pacific yew, California yew, western yew, Taxus brevifolia, yewusage: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained woodWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ravenous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language