ARROWWOOD

Etymology

Noun

arrowwood (plural arrowwoods)

(US) Any of several viburnums of eastern North America and other viburnums that have naturalized in North America.

Hyponyms

• (viburnums native to or naturalized in eastern North America): downy arrowwood, northern arrowwood, wytherod, southern arrowwood, Siebold's viburnum, guelder rose, nannybush

Source: Wiktionary


Ar"row*wood`, n.

Definition: A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets;

– so called from the long, straight, slender shoots.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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