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Poon
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Poon has 2 senses
- poon(n = noun.plant) Array - wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars; Array is a kind of wood
- poon(n = noun.plant) Array - any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood; Array is a member of calophyllum, genus calophyllum
has particulars: alexandrian laurel, calophyllum inophyllum
is a kind of tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
Poon, n. [Canarese ponne.].
A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium , Calophyllum inophullum , and Sterculia fœtida ; -- called also peon . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Poon, n. any E. Indian tree of the genus Calophyllum.
Idiom
poon oil an oil from the seeds of this tree, used in medicine and for lamps.
Etymology
Sinh. puna
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