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Balsa

//ˈbɑlsə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts wordnet
  3. 3
    The wood of this tree. uncountable
  4. 4
    strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats wordnet
  5. 5
    A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Not related to balsam.

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