torchwood
/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃˌwʊd/ noun C2- Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
- Wood used to make torches.
- Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)
- Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)
- Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)
- Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)
- Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)
- A type of cactus (Stenocereus heptagonus, syn. Cactus heptagonus).
Plural torchwoods
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