noun
forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
• Syn: ↑balsa
• Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ochroma, ↑genus Ochroma
• Substance Meronyms: ↑balsa, ↑balsa wood
Useful english dictionary. 2012.