...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 explanations that mention "common yew" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…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。… ※「common yew」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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