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Definition of poon - 2 dictionary results

poon

  [poon]
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–noun
1. any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
2. the wood of these trees.
Origin:
1690–1700; cf. Tamil punnai, pinnai, Malayalam punna names for Calophyllum inophyllum
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poon   (pōōn)   
n.  Any of several trees of the genus Calophyllum, of southern Asia, having light hard wood used for masts and spars.

[Sinhalese pūna, perhaps of Dravidian origin.]
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