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Definition of: balsa
(bôl′sə, bäl′-) noun
1. A tree (Ochroma pyramidale) of tropical America and the West Indies.
2. The very light wood from this tree: called corkwood.
3. A raft originally made of light logs fastened together by a platform.
4. A catamaran. [<Sp. balza]
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