Taxus genus

Japanese: イチイ属 - いちいぞく
Taxus genus

...In northern Japan, it is widely used as a garden tree or hedge, and because it has strong sprouting and can withstand pruning, it is used in Western gardens to create topiaries that resemble geometric shapes or animals by pruning them heavily. There are eight species of Taxus (yew) in the Northern Hemisphere, and among them, the common yew ( T. baccata L.) is often used as a garden tree in Europe and the United States. Taxus contains the poisonous alkaloid taxin, but it is sometimes used for medicinal purposes. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Yew genus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北国では庭園樹,生垣として広く用いられ,萌芽性が強く刈込みに耐えるので,とくに西洋庭園では強く刈り込んで幾何学形態や動物に似せたトピアリーを作るのに用いられる。 イチイ属Taxus(英名yew)は北半球に8種あり,そのなかでもヨーロッパイチイ(セイヨウオンコ)T.baccata L.(英名common yew)は欧米で庭園樹としてよく用いられている。イチイ属は有毒なアルカロイドであるタキシンtaxinを含有するが,薬用にされることがある。…

※「イチイ属」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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