torchwood

== English == === 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. 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 (Stenocereus heptagonus, syn. Cactus heptagonus). Ixora brachiata ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Amyris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia