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balsa (wood) (softwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: The wood of a fast-growing tropical bombaceous tree that is the lightest and softest wood used commercially. The white to tan-color, soft wood has a straight grain, coarse texture and is relatively strong. Balsa wood is easily carved and often used for model airplanes and toys. Balsa is also used as a substitute for cork in insulation, flats, life preservers, and buoys.
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| balsa (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| balsa (wood) (Norwegian (Nynorsk)-P,AD,U,SN)
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| balsa (wood) (French-P,D,U,N)
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| balsa (Norwegian (Bokmål)-P,AD,U,SN)
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| balsa wood (C,U,LC,English,UF,U,N)
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| corkwood (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| balsahout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| Balsabaum (Holz) (C,U,German-P,D,U,U)
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| madera de balsa (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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............................ wood (plant material) (G) |
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................................ <wood by composition or origin> (G) |
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.................................... softwood (G) |
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........................................ balsa (wood) (G) |
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| derived/made from .... |
Ochroma lagopus (species) |
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(Ochroma (genus), Malvaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343638] |
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