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Plural of yew taxus baccata; 40 ) coniferous tree that already existed in the Jurassic and great longevity: can live over 5,000 years. It is a very appreciated since ancient times for its timber and also poisonous plant in its bark, leaves and their seeds, they already knew the Greeks, Romans and the Druids, Celtic, which they considered a magic plant. Acyualmente gets it an anticancer substance: taxol that slows down cell division.Tejo also means " piece of tile " that was played at times in rural areas pulling it against a piece of wood placed at a certain distance to knock him down. (In ready, Northwest of the province of Zamora, this game of shuffleboard is called " tajuela " ). Often had spectators and a player " wrong " and pulling the yew in direction of any girl, having then go to pick it up. Here comes the expression of " throw the yew someone "