balsa

English Thesaurus

1. forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	angiospermous tree, flowering tree,
definition	:	any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus ochroma, ochroma,
definition	:	one species: balsa (noun.plant)

substance holonym	:	balsa, balsa wood,
definition	:	strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats (noun.plant)

2. strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	wood,
definition	:	the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	balsa, ochroma lagopus,
definition	:	forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts (noun.plant)