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Balsa

🔄 Synonyms of "Balsa"

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Word	Definition
balsa woodnoun	strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
ochroma lagopusnoun	forest tree of lowland central america having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Balsa"

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Word	Definition
balsa woodnoun	strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
ochroma lagopusnoun	forest tree of lowland central america having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
corkwoodnoun	Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
tulenoun	(US) Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
balsawoodnoun	The wood of the balsa tree.
molompinoun	The light, elastic wood of the tree Pterocarpus erinaceus.
bulletwoodnoun	A tropical hardwood tree of species Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
paddlewoodnoun	The light elastic wood of Aspidosperma excelsum, a South American tree whose trunk is readily split into planks.
balatanoun	Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
palasnoun	A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma.
ombunoun	Phytolacca dioica, a massive spreading evergreen tree native to the pampas of South America.
chambiranoun	Astrocaryum chambira, a type of palm native to the Amazon rainforest, or the wood of this tree.
buttonwoodnoun	The American sycamore or American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis, family Platanaceae).
imbuianoun	Ocotea porosa, a tree of southern Brazil, a source of high-end timber.
sabicunoun	a West Indian tree Lysiloma sabicu
bloodwoodnoun	Any of various trees having red wood:
bambunoun	Obsolete form of bamboo. [A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.]
spanish elmnoun	Any member of species Cordia alliodora, a flowering tree in the borage family, native to the American tropics.
gumbo limbonoun	A tropical American tree, Bursera simaruba, that yields an aromatic resin used in varnishes etc
bamboonoun	A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.