tax- root words — words with the tax- root

The root tax- comes from Latin taxus, meaning yew tree. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including taxaceous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tax- root

Explore words with tax- — words containing the tax- root and sharing its sense of "yew tree". Examples include taxaceous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tax- mean?

The tax- root means yew tree, from Latin taxus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.