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noun. A tropical American tree (Ochroma pyramidale) having soft wood that is very light in weight and is used as a substitute for cork in insulation, floats, and crafts such as model airplanes.

noun. The wood of this tree.

noun. A raft consisting of a frame fastened to buoyant cylinders of wood or metal.

noun. The native name of the Ochroma Lagopus, a bombaceous tree common in the forests upon the coasts of tropical America.

noun. A kind of raft or float much used on the west coast of South America for crossing lakes or rivers, for landing through the surf, and by fishermen.

noun. On Lake Titicaca, an aboriginal flat-bottomed boat or canoe, sometimes capable of conveying as many as 30 persons or a dozen donkeys.

noun. A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.

noun. A large tree, Ochroma lagopus, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.

noun. The wood of this tree.

noun. A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.

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

noun. strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats

"Cuban martyrdom is not new - whether we speak of those Don Quixotes who took up arms against the revolution early on, the many would-be Mandelas who rotted in prison or the families who perished on boats fleeing the island, giving a moral meaning to the Spanish word balsa "(raft)."