arrowwood

 [ar-oh-wood]  

ar·row·wood

   [ar-oh-wood]
noun
any of several shrubs or small trees, especially 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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arrowwood (ˈærəʊˌwʊd)
 
—n
any of various trees or shrubs, esp certain viburnums, having long straight tough stems formerly used by North American Indians to make arrows

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