Definitions for "Torreya"
Keywords:  yews, nutmeg
nutmeg-yews
Torreya is a genus of conifers comprising of five or six species, treated in either the Cephalotaxaceae, or in the Taxaceae when that family is considered in a broad sense. Four are native to eastern Asia, the other two native to North America. They are small to medium sized evergreen trees reaching 5-20 m, rarely 25 m, tall.