torchwood

[ tawrch-wood ]

noun

any of various resinous woods suitable for making torches, as the wood of the tree Amyris balsamifera, of the rue family, native to Florida and the West Indies.
any of the trees yielding these woods.

Origin of torchwood

First recorded in 1595–1605; torch¹ + wood¹

Words Nearby torchwood

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use torchwood in a sentence

Frankincense and myrrh are both resins extracted from trees in the Burseraceae family, also known as the torchwood or incense family.
What are frankincense and myrrh, anyway? | Eleanor Cummins | December 6, 2021 | Popular-Science
Whether torchwood can find a mass American audience on Starz remains to be seen.
‘Torchwood’ Heads to America | Jace Lacob | July 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Still, torchwood is always about changing or dying, it seems.
‘Torchwood’ Heads to America | Jace Lacob | July 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
With 'torchwood: Miracle Day,' the British cult sci-fi drama travels across the pond to investigate a global conspiracy.
‘Torchwood’ Heads to America | Jace Lacob | July 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for torchwood

torchwood

/ (ˈtɔːtʃˌwʊd) /

noun

any of various rutaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Amyris, esp A. balsamifera, of Florida and the Caribbean, having hard resinous wood used for torches
any of various similar trees the wood of which is used for torches

the wood of any of these trees

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse