poon

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poon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Poon \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 f[oe]tida; --
     called also peon.
     [1913 Webster]

poon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  poon
      n 1: wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars
      2: any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum
         having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood