n. 1. Any of various trees having soft lightweight wood, especially: a. A deciduous shrub or small tree (Leitneria floridana) native to wet regions of the southeast United States. b. See balsa. c. Any of certain Australian shrubs or small trees of the genus Duboisia having leaves used for the commercial extraction of belladonna alkaloids. 2. The wood of any of these trees. |
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