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balsa

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Noun

forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts

strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats

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Synonyms:
Ochroma lagopus balsa wood

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "balsa":
balky bilgy blase bleak bolshy bulgy bulky balas balk balsa more...
Words contain "balsa":
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Words contain "balsa" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
balsa balsa wood balsa raft kon tiki weightlessness genus ochroma ochroma lightness

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