balsa

/หˆbรฆl.sษ™/

IPA: /B AO1 L S AH0/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    The wood of this tree.

  3. 3

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

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