torchwood

[ tawrch-wood ]

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noun

any of various resinous woods wood suitable for making torches, torch, as the wood of the tree Amyris balsamifera, of the rue family, native to Florida and the West Indies.
any of the trees yielding these woods. wood.

torchwood

/ ˈtɔːtʃˌwʊd /

any of various rutaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Amyris, esp A. balsamifera, of Florida and the Caribbean, having hard resinous wood used for torches
any of various similar trees the wood of which is used for torches
the wood of any of these trees

First recorded in 1595–1605; torch ¹ + wood ¹

Frankincense and myrrh are both resins extracted from trees in the Burseraceae family, also known as the torchwood or incense family.

Whether Torchwood can find a mass American audience on Starz remains to be seen.

Still, Torchwood is always about changing or dying, it seems.

With 'Torchwood: Miracle Day,' the British cult sci-fi drama travels across the pond to investigate a global conspiracy.

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