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Meaning
noun strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
noun forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
originEtymology tree Paleo-Hispanicder. Spanish balsabor. English balsa Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Not related to balsam.
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