torchwoodn.
/ˈtɔːtʃwʊd/ 1. (torch-wood) Resinous wood of which torches are made.
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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > torch or brand > material used for
torchwood1601
coal brand1789
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxiv. vii. 184 As for Tæda or Torch-wood, if it be sodden in vinegre, it maketh a singular collution for to wash the teeth withall when they ake.
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 685 Trees that yeeld torch-wood and pitch, as pines, cone trees, and such like.
1842 A. A. Bonar & R. M. McCheyne Narr. Mission to Jews (1843) vi. 343 The Jews [there] are much employed in gathering and selling torch-wood.
2. (torchwood) Name for several plants.
a. A tree of the genus Amyris, N.O. Rutaceæ, having resinous wood, as A. sylvatica and A. balsamifera, of West Indies and Florida.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding fuel or manure > [noun] > plants yielding firewood
lightwood1693
lignum rhodium1693
candle-wood1712
rosewood1756
grease-wood1845
grease-bush1860
torch-tree1862
amyrisc1865
torchwood1866
candle-bush1890
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Torchwood, Mountain, Amyris balsamifera.
1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VI. 65 There are [in Florida] splendid flowering magnolias,..palmette, mangrove, torchwood.
b. A West Indian shrub, Casearia (Thiodia) serrata, N.O. Samydaceæ.
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1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Torchwood, Thiodia serrata.
c. A species of cactus, Cereus heptagonus.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti
hedgehog thistle1597
Opuntia1601
mescal1709
Barbados gooseberry1756
night-flowering cereus1789
vygebosch1795
night-blooming cereus1799
rhipsalis1819
pigface1830
window plant1838
old man cactus1845
cholla1846
fish-hook cactus1846
spleenwort1846
epiphyllum1858
old man's head1858
rainbow cactus1860
green snake1864
torchwood1866
queen of the night1870
vingerpol1875
nipple cactus1876
niggerhead1877
rat's tail cactus1878
rat-tail cactus1878
Christmas cactus1880
barrel cactus1881
peyote1885
mistletoe cactus1889
schlumbergera1898
pincushion1940
opuntioid1944
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Torchwood, Cereus heptagonus.
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