TORCHWOOD
Etymology
Noun
torchwood (plural torchwoods)
(uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
Synonym: foxfire (one sense)
(uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
(countable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris.
Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)
Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)
Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)
Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)
Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)
(countable) A type of cactus, Cactus heptagonus.
Source: Wiktionary
Torch"wood`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera, A.
Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition