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arrowwood
[ar-oh-wood]
noun
any of several shrubs or small trees, especially of the genus Viburnum, having tough, straight shoots formerly used for arrows.
arrowwood
/ ˈæəʊˌʊ /
noun
any of various trees or shrubs, esp certain viburnums, having long straight tough stems formerly used by North American Indians to make arrows
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of arrowwood1
Example Sentences
The arrowwood viburnum was sown a year earlier, but is now 24 inches high and fit for planting out.
It is also home to two hotels: the 445-room Hilton Rye Town on 37 acres and the 337-room Doral Arrowwood on 114 acres with a convention center and golf course.
Of the four species of viburnum in our woods, arrowwood is at the greatest risk.
Grubs of the invasive viburnum leaf beetle are killing many native shrubs, including arrowwood.
All the boys went up the mountain side to get hickory limbs for bows, and arrowwood for "spikes".
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