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

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