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Poon

Poon Meaning & Definition
Poon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Poon?

[n] any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood
[n] wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars

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See Also | Alexandrian laurel | Calophyllum | Calophyllum inophyllum | genus Calophyllum | poon | tree | wood

Poon In Webster's 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}, {C. inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[oe]tida}; -- called also {peon}.

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