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A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots. Also, any of several other similar small trees whose straight shoots were used for making arrows.

Out in the nursery, all of the arrowwood viburnums, rough-leaf dogwoods, deciduous hollies, and silverbells are just leafing out. — theadvertiser.com -
The long, straight shoots ol' the arrowwood (Viburnuin dentatum) supplied the ancient Indians, but Quonab had adopted a better way, since the possession of an axe made it possible. — Rolf in the Woods
She dropped down on the bench under the arrowwood shelter and let herself go. — The Desert Fiddler
Such maple and arrowwood burn in the fall, — The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years
In my garden, my 'Blue Muffin' arrowwood viburnum had visible egg-laying scars when I scouted this week.