Hypertext Webster Gateway: "balsa"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Balsa \Bal"sa\, n. [Sp. or Pg. balsa.] (Naut.)
A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of
South America.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
balsa
n 1: strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially
for floats [syn: {balsa wood}]
2: forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very
light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
[syn: {Ochroma lagopus}]
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