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ar·row·wood

 (ăr′ō-wo͝od′)
n.
Any of several North American species of viburnum, especially Viburnum dentatum, having straight, tough stems formerly used by certain Native American peoples to make arrows.
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arrowwood

(ˈærəʊˌwʊd)
n
(Plants) 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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ar•row•wood

(ˈær oʊˌwʊd)

n.
any of several shrubs or small trees, esp. belonging to the genus Viburnum, of the honeysuckle family, having tough, straight shoots formerly used for making arrows.
[1700–10, Amer.]
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Photo on pages 26-27 courtesy of Camp Arrowwood, Wears Valley, Tennessee.