balsa

Noun
  1. Strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats (synset 112212330)
    is a type of: wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
    substance meronym: balsa, ochroma lagopus - forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
    same as: balsa wood
  2. Forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood;
    Used for making floats and rafts and in crafts (synset 112212104)
    is a type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
    belongs to: genus ochroma, ochroma - one species: balsa
    substance holonym: balsa, balsa wood - strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
    same as: ochroma lagopus

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