English noun: balsa | |||
1. | balsa (plant) strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats | ||
Synonyms | balsa wood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
Substance meronym | balsa, Ochroma lagopus | ||
2. | balsa (plant) forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts | ||
Synonyms | Ochroma lagopus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Ochroma, Ochroma | ||
Substance holonym | balsa, balsa wood | ||