Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun balsa

2 senses of balsa

Sense 1
balsa, balsa wood -- (strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Sense 2
balsa, Ochroma lagopus -- (forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts)
       => angiospermous tree, flowering tree -- (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)