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balsa wood

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Noun1.balsa wood - strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
balsa
Ochroma lagopus, balsa - forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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