arrow-wood

arrow-wood
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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