Poon

[pu:n]

Definition

(noun.) any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood.

(noun.) wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars.

Inputed by Estella--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, C. inophullum, and Sterculia foetida; -- called also peon.

Checker: Tina

Definition

n. name of a tree of India and Burma very commonly used in the East Indies particularly in shipbuilding for planks and spars.—n. Poon′-wood the wood of the tree.

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