arrowleafn.
/ˈarə(ʊ)liːf/, U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌlif/ North American. Arrowhead (genus Sagittaria).
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1805 W. G. Maton tr. C. Linnaeus in Pulteney's Gen. View Writings Linnæus (ed. 2) 291 Sagittaria. Arrow-leaf. 4 Species.
1880 Harper's Mag. June 70 The pond with lush growth of arrow leaves and pickerel weed.
1894 Success with Flowers Dec. 66/2 From the specimens received, the plant appears to be an Arrow Leaf or Sagittaria. The species could not be determined.
1931 W. N. Clute Common Names Plants 22 The starchy tubers of the arrow-leaf (Sagittaria latifolia).
1956 Oxnard (Calif.) Press-Courier 13 Apr. 10/5 An important part of their diet was cattails, arrowleaf, and lillie bulbs.
1999 S. T. Runkel & D. M. Roosa Wildflowers Iowa Wetlands 123/1 The glossy leaves [of arrow arum] are arrowhead-shaped and thus are often confused with the more common arrowleaf, Sagittaria sp.
2014 E. Small N. Amer. Cornucopia xxxv. 271 Duck potato is also known as American arrowhead, arrowhead, arrowleaf,..and wapatoo.
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arrowleaf balsamroot n. North American a balsamroot native to western North America, Balsamorrhiza sagittata, having bright orange-yellow flowers, large hairy leaves, and a long taproot; cf. balsam root n. at balsam n. and adj. Additions 1.
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1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 558 Arrow-leaf Balsam-root, Big Root Balsamorrhiza sagittata.
1985 New Yorker 8 Apr. 37/3 You should climb Mt. Sentinel in May and see the yellow-flowered arrowleaf balsam root in bloom.
2006 A. H. Snell Taste of Heritage 129 The roots and leaves of arrowleaf balsamroot are also edible, but they are more of a survival food than a wild mountain delicacy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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