torchwood English

Meaning torchwood meaning

What does torchwood mean?

torchwood noun

— (uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or 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)

— wood used to make torches