DCHP-3

bois de flèche

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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the wood of the saskatoon bush, Amelanchier canadensis.

Quotations

1793
Overtook Mr. Peter Grant and his canoes above the River au bois de flêche.
1852
Its wood, being tough, is used by the natives for making arrows and pipestems, and has obtained on that account the name of bois de flèche from the voyagers.