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torchwood definition

☆ torch·wood (tôrc̸h′wo̵od′)

noun

  1. any of a number of trees with resinous wood from which torches can be made
  2. any of a genus (Amyris) of tropical American trees and shrubs of the rue family, having hard, resinous wood
  3. the wood of any of these trees

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