noun

torchwood

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noun

Wood from certain resin-rich trees or shrubs that burns readily and was traditionally used to make torches.

"Early settlers cut torchwood to light their way through the swamp at night."

Wood that glows faintly in the dark because of a bioluminescent fungus growing in it, also called foxfire.

"They found a patch of eerie torchwood glowing faintly under the rotting log."

How to Use Torchwood

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In plain EnglishWood good for burning as a torch, or (less commonly) wood that glows from a fungus growing inside it.

torchwoods plural

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Early settlers cut _____ to light their way through the swamp at night.

A straightforward compound of "torch" and "wood," describing wood suited to making torches.

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