torchwood

English

sea torchwood (Amyris elemifera)

Etymology

From torch +‎ wood.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːtʃwʊd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃˌwʊd/
Hyphenation: torch‧wood

Noun

torchwood (countable and uncountable, plural torchwoods)

(uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
Synonym: (one sense) foxfire
(uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
(countable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris.
(countable) A type of cactus (Stenocereus heptagonus, syn. Cactus heptagonus).
Ixora brachiata

Translations

wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence

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wood used to make torches

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Amyris spp.

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Stenocereus heptagonus

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Ixora brachiata

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Further reading

Amyris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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