Found 2 items, similar to poon.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: poon
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
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Poon
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]