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arrowhead
 
SYLLABICATION:ar·row·head
PRONUNCIATION:  r-hd
NOUN:1. The pointed striking tip of an arrow, typically a knapped, wedge-shaped stone or a fitted metal cap. 2. Something, such as a directional mark on a sign or drawing, having the shape of an arrowhead. 3a. Any of various aquatic or wetland perennial plants of the genus Sagittaria, having arrowhead-shaped leaves and panicles of white, unisexual flowers. b. The edible tubers of the Eurasian species S. sagittifolia or of the North American species S. latifolia.
 
 
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