BALSA


Meaning of BALSA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbȯl-sə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish

Date: circa 1600

1. : a small raft or boat ; specifically : one made of tightly bundled reeds and used on Lake Titicaca

2. : a tropical American tree ( Ochroma pyramidale syn. O. lagopus ) of the silk-cotton family with extremely light strong wood used especially for floats ; also : its wood

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.