Balsa

noun

/ˈbæl.sə/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.

2.nounThe wood of this tree.

3.nounA raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.

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