toxicity (poisoning of animals)
Yew (Taxus baccata) is the most poisonous of the trees native to the British Isles. All parts are toxic to humans and all classes of livestock. The main symptom of yew poisoning is sudden death by heart failure.
This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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