Balsa vs. Plywood

Balsanoun

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

Balsanoun

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

Balsanoun

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

Balsanoun

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

Balsanoun

strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats

Balsanoun

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

Plywoodnoun

(uncountable) Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of wood veneer glued together, laid up with alternating layers having their grain perpendicular to each other.

Plywoodnoun

(countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.

Plywoodverb

(transitive) To fit or block up with plywood.

Plywoodnoun

a laminate made of thin layers of wood

Plywood

Plywood is a material manufactured from thin layers or of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers having their wood grain rotated up to 90 degrees to one another. It is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured boards which include medium-density fibreboard (MDF), oriented strand board (OSB) and particle board (chipboard).