balsa
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Definition of balsa
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
- (uncountable)The wood of this tree.
- (countable, uncountable)A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicder. Spanish balsabor. English balsa Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Not related to balsam.
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