The California nutmeg (Torreya californica), a handsome evergreen belonging to the yew family, forms small groves near the cascades a mile or two below the foot of the Valley.
加利福尼亚肉豆蔻 (Torreya californica) 是红豆杉科的一种漂亮的常绿植物， 在山谷脚下一两英里处的瀑布附近形成小树林。
Yew Family
原声例句
优山美地
中文百科
红豆杉科 Taxaceae
（重定向自Yew Family）
红豆杉科是松柏目下的一个科，其中包括7个属，约30种植物。
红豆杉科物种多是分枝的小乔木和灌木。是常绿树种，叶螺旋状排列，呈线形至披针形，底面有淡绿色或白色的气孔带。雌雄异株，很少雌雄同株。种子坚果状，包于肉质假种皮内。成熟的假种皮颜色鲜艳，柔软，多汁，甜，吸引鸟进食，然后透过粪便把种子传播到其他地方。然而，种子对人体有毒，含剧毒物质紫杉碱和紫杉醇。
英语百科
Taxaceae 红豆杉科
（重定向自Yew Family）
Taxaceae /tækˈseɪsiː/, commonly called the yew family, is a coniferous family which includes seven genera and about 30 species of plants, or in older interpretations three genera and 7 to 12 species.
They are many-branched, small trees and shrubs. The leaves are evergreen, spirally arranged, often twisted at the base to appear 2-ranked. They are linear to lanceolate, and have pale green or white stomatal bands on the undersides. The plants are dioecious, rarely monoecious. The male cones are 2–5 millimetres (0.079–0.197 in) long, and shed pollen in the early spring. The female cones are highly reduced, with just one ovuliferous scale and one seed. As the seed matures, the ovuliferous scale develops into a fleshy aril partly enclosing the seed. The mature aril is brightly coloured, soft, juicy and sweet, and is eaten by birds which then disperse the hard seed undamaged in their droppings. However, the seeds are highly poisonous to humans, containing the poisons taxine and taxol.