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torchwood.

Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɔːtʃwʊd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃˌwʊd/General-American
  1. Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.

    uncountable
  2. Wood used to make torches.

    uncountable
  3. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)

    countable · uncountable
  4. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)

    countable · uncountable
  5. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)

    countable · uncountable
  6. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)

    countable · uncountable
  7. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)

    countable · uncountable
  8. A type of cactus (Stenocereus heptagonus, syn. Cactus heptagonus).

    countable
  9. Ixora brachiata

    countable · uncountable
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From torch + wood.

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