# torchwood

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɔːtʃwʊd/ · frequency rank #42,455

## Definitions
1. Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.
2. Wood used to make torches.
3. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris.
4. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris.
5. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris.
6. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris.
7. A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris.
8. A type of cactus (Stenocereus heptagonus, syn. Cactus heptagonus).
9. Ixora brachiata

## Etymology
From torch + wood.

## Common misspellings (14)
`otrchwood`, `tocrhwood`, `torcchwood`, `torchhwood`, `torchowod`, `torchwod`, `torchwodo`, `torchwoodd`, `torchwwood`, `torcwhood`, `torhcwood`, `torrchwood`, `trochwood`, `ttorchwood`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/torchwood