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torchwood

noun
/ˈtɔːtʃwʊd/UK/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃˌwʊd/US

Etymology

From torch + wood.

  1. derived from *h₁weydʰh₁-✻
  2. inherited from *widuz✻
  3. inherited from *widu✻
  4. inherited from wudu
  5. inherited from wode
  6. compounded as torchwood — “torch + wood”

Definitions

  1. Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.

  2. Wood used to make torches.

  3. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A type of cactus (Stenocereus heptagonus, syn. Cactus heptagonus).

    2. Ixora brachiata

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA