Balsa

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Balsa \Bal"sa\, n. [Sp. or Pg. balsa.] (Naut.)
     A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of
     South America.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  balsa
       n 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}]