生長快速的熱帶木棉樹的木材，因重量輕而極具商業價值。白色至棕褐色，木質柔軟，紋理直，紋理粗，強度較高。樹材容易雕刻，通常用於模型飛機和玩具，還可用作絕緣材料、建築模型、救生圈和浮標中軟木的替代品。

美洲輕木(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
巴沙木(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,,)
白塞木(木材)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
mei chou ch'ing mu (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
měi zhōu qīng mù (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
mei zhou qing mu (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
balsa(wood)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
balsa(wood)　(P,,U,法語-偏好,D,U,N)
balsa wood(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
corkwood(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Balsabaum(Holz)　(P,,U,German-偏好,D,U,U)
balsahout(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
madera de balsa(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....材料層面
........材料 (材料層面)
............材料
................<依來源區分之材料>
....................<生物材料>
........................植物材料
............................<木材與木材產品>
................................木材 (植物材料)
....................................<依成分或來源區分之木材>
........................................軟木材
............................................美洲輕木

derived from....

白塞木

英文....	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.

美洲輕木............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 39
巴沙木............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 2011.09.22
白塞木(木材)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 110
balsa(wood)............	[VP]
.................	National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s)
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	CHIN database
.................	AATA database (1995-) 120811 checked 26 January 2012
balsa wood............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 75
corkwood............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
Balsabaum(Holz)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
balsahout............	[VP]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
madera de balsa............	[VP]
.................	Robb, Diccionario para Ingenieros (1979) 345
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CHIN database
.................	AATA database (1995-) 120811 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)

Getty AAT: 300012512 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300012512
聯合目錄： 美洲輕木 、巴沙木 、白塞木 、mei chou ch'ing mu 、měi zhōu qīng mù 、mei zhou qing mu 、balsa 、balsa wood 、corkwood 、Balsabaum 、balsahout 、balsa 、madera de balsa