different between foxfire vs torchwood

English

Etymology

Possibly from fox +? fire, though the semantic connection is unclear; alternatively, the first element may be ultimately from Old French fols (“false”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?ksfa??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?ks?fa?(?)?/
• Hyphenation: fox?fire

Noun

foxfire (uncountable)

1. (mycology, chiefly US) Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.

   Synonyms: chimpanzee fire, fairy fire
2. (by extension, loosely) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence; torchwood.

Alternative forms

• fox fire
• fox-fire

Translations

Further reading

• foxfire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “fox-fire, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1897
• “foxfire, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• Firefox, firefox, forefix

English

Etymology

From torch +? wood.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??t?w?d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t??t??w?d/
• Hyphenation: torch?wood

Noun

torchwood (plural torchwoods)

1. (uncountable) Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence or foxfire.

   Synonym: (one sense) foxfire

2. (uncountable) Wood used to make torches.
3. (countable) A tree yielding wood suitable for making torches, especially a tree of the genus Amyris.
   1. Amyris balsamifera (balsam torchwood)
   2. Amyris diatrypa (hairy torchwood)
   3. Amyris elemifera (sea torchwood)
   4. Amyris madrensis (mountain torchwood)
   5. Amyris texana (Texas torchwood)
4. (countable) A type of cactus, Cactus heptagonus.

Translations

Further reading

• Amyris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia