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.
Typed by Hiram