n. Any of several viburnums of eastern North America and other viburnums that have naturalized in North America.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
Word Usage
"There were winter flowering shrubs such as witch hazel, and arrowwood, which blossomed in spring and produced berries in the fall."