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balsa noun. E17.
[Spanish = raft.]
A raft or fishing boat, used chiefly on the Pacific coasts of S. America. E17.
A tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (more fully balsa tree); its strong, very light wood, used for rafts, floats, etc. (more fully balsa-wood). M19.