Definition of Arrowwood

1. n. A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots.

Definition of Arrowwood

1. Noun. (US botany) Any of several Viburnums of eastern North America and other viburnums that have naturalized in North America. ¹

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Definition of Arrowwood

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Medical Definition of Arrowwood

1. A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; so called from the long, straight, slender shoots. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arrowwood

arrowheads
arrowing
arrowleaf
arrowleaf groundse
arrowleaf groundsel
arrowless
arrowlike
arrowroot
arrowroot family
arrowroots
arrows
arrowslit
arrowslits
arrowsmith
arrowsmiths
arrowwood (current term)
arrowwoods
arrowworm
arrowworms
arrowy
arroyo
arroyo willow
arroyos
arroz con pollo
arrythmogenic
ars
ars gratia artis
arsacetin
arsane
arsanes

Literary usage of Arrowwood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trees and Shrubs of Prospect Park by Louis Harman Peet (1902)
"Up the hill a little, just beyond the arrowwood is a blue willow. ... By the Walk, beyond the arrowwood, is bay or laurel-leaved willow, which you can ..."

2. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"The maple-leafed arrowwood has the same maple-shaped leaves seen in the high bush ... The downy-leafed arrowwood, with elm-shaped leaves, has black, ..."

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