BALSA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood
   • used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
   Synonym(s)
   • Ochroma lagopus (what does Ochroma lagopus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) balsa is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • angiospermous tree (what does angiospermous tree mean?)
   • flowering tree (what does flowering tree mean?)
2. Meaning
   • strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
   Synonym(s)
   • balsa wood (what does balsa wood mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) balsa is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wood (what does wood mean?)