balsa vs Ochroma lagopus

balsa and Ochroma lagopus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
balsa	Yes	No	No	No
Ochroma lagopus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, balsa and Ochroma lagopus are synonyms defined as:

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

balsa (noun)	Ochroma lagopus (noun)
forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts	forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats