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(po͞on)n.
Any of several trees of the genus Calophyllum, of southern Asia, having light hard wood formerly used for masts and spars.
[Sinhalese pūna, perhaps of Dravidian origin.]
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(puːn)n
1. (Plants) any of several trees of the SE Asian genus Calophyllum having lightweight hard wood and shiny leathery leaves: family Clusiaceae
2. (Forestry) the wood of any of these trees, used to make masts and spars
[C17: from Sinhalese pūna]
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(puːn)n
slang Austral a stupid or ineffectual person
[C20: from English dialect]
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| Noun | 1. | poon - wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars poon - any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
| 2. | poon - any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood Calophyllum, genus Calophyllum - genus of tropical evergreen trees poon - wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars Alexandrian laurel, Calophyllum inophyllum - East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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