arrow wood
Noun: 1. A type of deciduous shrub: A shrub native to eastern North America, characterized by blue-black berries and tough, flexible wood that was historically used to make arrows. 2. A specific plant species: Refers to Viburnum dentatum, a shrub closely related to the southern arrow wood, found in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia.
- The forest understory was thick with arrow wood, its branches straight and strong.
- Native American tribes traditionally used the pliant stems of arrow wood for crafting arrows and tools.
- Botanists identified the shrub as arrow wood based on its distinctive serrated leaves and clusters of dark berries.
- As a modifier: The term can be used attributively to describe related things.
- The arrow wood thicket provided excellent cover for birds.
- Southern arrow wood: () A closely related species of shrub.
- Viburnum: The genus to which arrow wood belongs.
- Viburnum dentatum (scientific name)
- Possum haw (a regional common name for related species, though not a direct synonym)
The term "arrow wood" specifically denotes the plant itself. Its primary meaning is botanical. The historical use of its wood for making arrows is a defining characteristic that gives the plant its common name, but the word does not mean "the wood of an arrow" in a general sense. That concept would be expressed as "arrow shaft" or simply "arrow."
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deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows
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closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia
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