balsa

A noun referring to a strong, lightweight wood from the balsa tree, commonly used for making floats, rafts, and crafts.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le bois léger et résistant de l'arbre balsa, utilisé notamment pour fabriquer des flotteurs, des radeaux et des maquettes.

1. Lightweight wood B1 formal

   A very light, strong wood obtained from the balsa tree, commonly used for making floats, rafts, and model aircraft.

   • The model airplane was made of balsa wood.
   • They used balsa for the raft's construction.
   • Balsa is popular in crafts due to its lightness.

   🇫🇷Bois de balsa

2. Balsa tree B1 formal

   A fast-growing tree native to lowland Central America, known for its extremely light and strong wood.

   • The balsa tree thrives in tropical climates.
   • Balsa trees can grow very tall in the rainforest.
   • The wood from the balsa tree is harvested for various uses.

   🇫🇷Balsa (arbre)

   Synonymes: corkwood

• balsas plural form
• balsas' possessive plural form
• balsa's possessive singular form