balsa woodnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbɒl.sə ˌwʊd/us/ˈbɑːl.sə ˌwʊd/very light wood that is soft and easily cut, sometimes used in making models of aircraft, etc.
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Types of wood
- bark
- boxwood
- close-grained
- cork
- ebony
- jelutong
- lumber
- matchwood
- MDF
- mulga
- oak
- oaken
- pine
- plywood
- rosewood
- three-ply
- wood
- wood pulp
- wooden
- yew
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Examples from literature
- These are rafts made of light balsa wood, so buoyant as to be used in coasting voyages.