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
28 October 2024
(noun) a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
