torchwood

noun

torch·​wood ˈtȯrch-ˌwu̇d 

1

: any of a genus (Amyris) of tropical American trees and shrubs of the rue family with hard heavy fragrant resinous streaky yellowish-brown wood

2

: the wood of a torchwood

Examples of torchwood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Little Torch Key, and its sister islands Middle and Big Torch Key, were named after the torchwood, a native tree found on all three islands that's effective as kindling even when wet. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023

Frankincense and myrrh are both resins extracted from trees in the Burseraceae family, also known as the torchwood or incense family. —Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science, 23 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1