The new international encyclopaedia . ed in theIrtysh, and it was not mitil 1587 that the Ivhan-ate of Sibir was definitely conquered by the Rus-sians_. Yer)naks deeds are celebrated in Russianfolksongs and in Khomvakoirs Yermak, a dramain verse (1832). YEW (AS. iw, Cvu; Coh, OIIG. iifa, iha, , Swiss Ichc, Jge, yew; connected with , Welsh, yiv, Corn, hivin, Bret, iuen, ivineriryew, OPruss. invis, Lith. jiiva, Lett, eva, blackalder, OChurch Slav, ica, Willow), Taxus. Agenus of coniferous trees of the natural orderTaxacea;. The species are widely distributedin the Northern llcmisph
The new international encyclopaedia . ed in theIrtysh, and it was not mitil 1587 that the Ivhan-ate of Sibir was definitely conquered by the Rus-sians_. Yer)naks deeds are celebrated in Russianfolksongs and in Khomvakoirs Yermak, a dramain verse (1832). YEW (AS. iw, Cvu; Coh, OIIG. iifa, iha, , Swiss Ichc, Jge, yew; connected with , Welsh, yiv, Corn, hivin, Bret, iuen, ivineriryew, OPruss. invis, Lith. jiiva, Lett, eva, blackalder, OChurch Slav, ica, Willow), Taxus. Agenus of coniferous trees of the natural orderTaxacea;. The species are widely distributedin the Northern llcmisphere and some are largeand beautiful evergreen trees. The connuon yew(Taxus hareata), a tree of 30 to 40 feet and atrunk sometimes of great thickness, is a native ofMiddle and Southern Europe and of Siberia. Itoften attains an age of 300 years. Its wood hasbeen much used for making bows, for which itis preferred to every other kind of wood. It isvery hard, and reckoned almost equal to box-wood for fine work. The fruit is red, and YEW (Taxns baccata.). long reputed poisonous. There are numerousvarieties in cultivation. In North America thereare three species, Taxus Canadetisis, a low strag-gling shrulj; Taxus Floridaua, the Florida yew,and Taxus brevifolia, the Paeiiie yew, both treesof considerable size. The Pacific yew attains aheight of 75 feet and diameter of 5 feet or more,and its light yellow wood is of considerable CaJifornica is sometimes called stinkingyew. The name .Japan yew is sometimes given toIodovari>us iiiacropluilld, a close relative. It isa large and stout tree, a native of Japan; itswood is mucli valued for cabinet work. YEZD, yezd. or YAZD, yazd. The capital ofthe Province of Yezd. Persia. 105 miles oast bysouth of Ispahan, on the roiite between thatcity and Kirman (Map: Persia. E 5). Thechief features are the ruins of the old walls, nu-merous mosques, and a large bazaar. Tlie manu-factures of silk and felt goods are important. YEZD. 72
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