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torchwood

Syllables: torch·woodUK/ˈtɔːtʃwʊd/US/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃˌwʊd/

torchwood noun: wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.

torchwood: wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire
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Noun

torchwood (countable and uncountable, plural torchwoods)

  1. (uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
    Synonyms:
    foxfire
  2. (uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
  3. Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)
  4. Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)
  5. Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)
  6. Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)
  7. Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)
  8. (countable) A type of cactus (Stenocereus heptagonus, syn. Cactus heptagonus).
  9. Ixora brachiata

Synonyms of torchwood

Forms of torchwood

pluraltorchwoods

Origin of torchwood

From torch + wood.

Questions about torchwood

What does torchwood mean?
Torchwood means wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
What part of speech is torchwood?
Torchwood is a noun.
How do you pronounce torchwood?
Torchwood is pronounced /ˈtɔːtʃwʊd/ (UK).
What is the plural of torchwood?
The plural of torchwood is torchwoods.

Words near torchwood in the dictionary

  1. torchon papers
  2. torchons
  3. torchship
  4. torchships
  5. torchweed
  6. torchwood
  7. torchwoods
  8. torchwork
  9. torchworked
  10. torchworking
  11. torchworks

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