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torchwood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃˌwʊd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtɔːtʃwʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From torch + wood.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
  2. (uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. ▸ Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)
  4. (countable, uncountable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. ▸ Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)
  5. (countable, uncountable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. ▸ Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)
  6. (countable, uncountable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. ▸ Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)
  7. (countable, uncountable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris. ▸ Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)
  8. (countable) A type of cactus (Stenocereus heptagonus, syn. Cactus heptagonus).
  9. (countable, uncountable) Ixora brachiata

Forms

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Synonyms

foxfire

Translations (2)

fr bois-chandelle (Amyris spp.) · eo amirido (Amyris spp.)