poon
noun
- any of several East Indian trees (genus Calophyllum) of the Saint-John's-wort family, whose seeds yield a bitter oil
- the wood of any of these trees, used esp. in ships, cabinetwork, etc.
See poon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(po͞on)
noun Any of several trees of the genus Calophyllum, of southern Asia, having light hard wood used for masts and spars.
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