arrowwood
noun
ar·row·wood
ˈer-ō-ˌwu̇d 
ˈer-ə-,
ˈa-rō-,
ˈa-rə-
: any of several common viburnums (especially Viburnum dentatum) of eastern North America
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Native viburnums, including arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum), dockmackie (Viburnum acerifolium)and downy arrowwood (Viburnum rafinesquianum), are popular pit-stop menu items.
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Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Featuring native plantings, the garden includes eastern redbuds, winterberry holly, hibiscus, little blue stem, arrowwood, coreopsis tickseed, cone flower and bee balm.
—John Benson, cleveland, 24 July 2023
Listed as an endangered species in its native Tennessee and Georgia, planting a limerock arrowwood would be an act of horticultural preservation.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2021
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Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Featuring native plantings, the garden includes eastern redbuds, winterberry holly, hibiscus, little blue stem, arrowwood, coreopsis tickseed, cone flower and bee balm.
—John Benson, cleveland, 24 July 2023
Listed as an endangered species in its native Tennessee and Georgia, planting a limerock arrowwood would be an act of horticultural preservation.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2021
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“Arrowwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrowwood. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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