·noun A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
BALSA(Βάλσα: Eth. Balsenses, Tavira), a considerable town of Lusitania in Spain, on the S. coast. It...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Balsa, ae, f., a town in Lusitania , now Javira , Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 117; Mel. 3, 1, 6. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
, or balza A South American tree, very porous, which grows to an immense height in a few years, an...
The Sailor's Word-Book