white-berry yew
- noun
:
tejo de bayas blancas
- Unlike the familiar red-berried varieties, the white-berry yew produces pale fruits.
Examples
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Botanists visited southeastern China to study the white-berry yew in its natural habitat.
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The white-berry yew is often found in the forests of southeastern China.
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The white-berry yew is rare in cultivation outside of its native region.
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I saw a white-berry yew in the botanical garden.
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The white-berry yew is known for its distinctive white berries that set it apart from other yew species.
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In southeastern China, the white-berry yew thrives in the cool, misty forests where it is naturally found.
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Conservation efforts are crucial for protecting the white-berry yew, which is not commonly cultivated elsewhere.
Synonyms
A yew tree from southeast China that has white berries
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Morphology
white-berry + yew
The noun is transparently compositional: 'white-berry' denotes having white berries and modifies 'yew' (a yew tree), so the phrase simply names a yew with white berries. This follows normal adjective/compound + noun morphology and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows 'white', 'berry', and 'yew' can infer the meaning.
Etymology
White-berry yew is named for the tree's pale fruit: the part white-berry describes its light-coloured berries and yew is the type of tree. Because most yews have red berries, the unusual 'white' berries of this tree from southeastern China made the name a clear way to say 'a yew with white berries'.