balsa

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bal·sa /ˈbɔːlsə $ ˈbɒːl-/ noun [countable, uncountable]  HBPa tropical American tree or the wood from this tree, which is very light 〔美洲热带地区产的〕轻木，轻木木材

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balsa• The lighter woods, such as balsa, can be crushed with the finger.• Whole sections of the City were trampled flat, buildings going down like balsa wood.• The boy sat on the floor beside her, carving a piece of balsa wood.Origin balsa (1600-1700) Spanish

bal·sa nounChineseSyllable  

tropical tree, Corpus this wood a or from tree American the

balsa
bal‧sa /ˈbɔːlsə $ ˈbɒːl-/ noun [uncountable and countable]a tropical American tree or the wood from this tree, which is very light

balsaBrE /ˈbɔːlsə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɔːlsə/ 🔊 (also ˈbalsa wood) noun [uncountable] the light wood of the tropical American balsa tree, used especially for making models 热带美洲轻木（尤用于制作模型）