balsa – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
balsa
n.
light strong wood (used to build models, rafts, etc.); raft
Ochroma pyramidale
Ochroma pyramidale, commonly known as the
balsa tree, is a species of
flowering plant in the
mallow family,
Malvaceae. It is a large, fast-growing
tree that can grow up to tall. Balsa
wood is a very lightweight material with many uses. Balsa trees are native to southern
Brazil and
Bolivia north to southern
Mexico.
balsa
Noun
1. strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
(synonym) balsa wood
(hypernym) wood
(substance-holonym) Ochroma lagopus
2. forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
(synonym) Ochroma lagopus
(hypernym) angiospermous tree, flowering tree
(member-holonym) Ochroma, genus Ochroma
(substance-meronym) balsa wood
Balsa (das)
n.
balsa, light strong wood
balsa
nf.
balsa, light strong wood (used to build models, rafts, etc.); raft
