Sentences with phrase «old yew»
«A cancer drug like Taxol for instance is made from old yew trees, which naturally produce the substance in their bark.
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An old - fashioned house of gloomy appearance, closed in with high walls, with an iron gate, and yews, and the report attaching to it that «Roman Catholics» lived there; but who they were, or what they did, or what was meant by calling them Roman Catholics, no one could tell; though it had an unpleasant sound, and told of form and superstition....
Known for its twisted and ancient yew trees (which are up to 2,000 years old), Kingley Vale is home to fourteen ancient monuments, undulating chalk grassland and a variety of wildlife and notable birds, including green woodpeckers, red kites, buzzards and butterflies.