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balsa
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noun
- any of several tropical American trees (genus Ochroma) of the bombax family that yield an extremely light and buoyant wood used for rafts, model airplanes, etc.
- the wood
- a raft, esp. one made up of a frame resting on cylindrical floats
See balsa in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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