torchwood

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Sea torchwood (Amyris elemifera)

Etymology

From torch +‎ wood.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: torch‧wood

Noun

torchwood (plural torchwoods)

  1. (uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
    Synonym: (one sense) foxfire
  2. (uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
  3. (countable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template..
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    2. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (hairy torchwood)
    3. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (sea torchwood)
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  4. (countable) A type of cactus, Cactus heptagonus.

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