Defn: Shaped like the head of an arow; cuneiform. Arrowheaded characters, characters the elements of which consist of strokes resembling arrowheads, nailheads, or wedges; — hence called also nail-headed, wedge-formed, cuneiform, or cuneatic characters; the oldest written characters used in the country about the Tigris and Euphrates, and subsequently in Persia, and abounding among the ruins of Persepolis, Nineveh, and Babylon. See Cuneiform.
ARROWROOT
Ar"row*root`, n.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.
2. A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of Maranta and Curcuma.
ARROWWOOD
Ar"row*wood`, n.
Defn: A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; — so called from the long, straight, slender shoots.
ARROWWORM
Ar"row*worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta.
ARROWY
Ar"row*y, a.