From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Balsa \Bal"sa\, noun [Sp. or Pg. balsa.] (Naut.) A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats [syn: {balsa wood}]
2: forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts [syn: {Ochroma lagopus}]
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