balsa, Ochroma lagopus
(noun) forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
balsa, balsa wood
(noun) strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
Source: WordNet® 3.1
balsa (countable and uncountable, plural balsas)
A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
(uncountable) The wood of this tree.
A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
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Source: Wiktionary
Bal"sa, n. Etym: [Sp. or Pg. balsa.] (Naut.)
Definition: A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldÃa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolÃvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
