Arrowwood

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  arrow-wood \arrow-wood\ n.
     1. any plant ({Viburnum recognitum}) closely related to
        southern arrow wood; eastern U.S. Maine to Ohio and
        Georgia.
  
     Syn: arrow wood.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arrowwood \Ar"row*wood`\, n.
     1. A shrub ({Viburnum dentatum}) growing in damp woods and
        thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender
        shoots. Also, any of several other similar small trees
        whose straight shoots were used for making arrows.
        [1913 Webster]