balsa

🇺🇸 /ˈbɔːlsə/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbɔːlsə/
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A light, soft wood from a tropical tree that is often used to make model airplanes and other small objects.

We used balsa wood to construct the model airplane for our science project.

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n. A light, soft wood from a tropical tree that is often used to make model airplanes and other small objects.

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Plural balsas