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ar⋅row⋅wood

[ar-oh-wood]
–noun
any of several shrubs or small trees, esp. of the genus Viburnum, having tough, straight shoots formerly used for arrows.

Origin:
1700–10, Americanism; so called from its use in making arrows
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ar·row-wood   (ār'ō-wŏŏd')
n.  Any of several North American species of viburnum, such as Viburnum dentatum, having straight, tough stems formerly used by certain Native American peoples to make arrows.
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