Hypertext Webster Gateway: "poon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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},
{C. inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[oe]tida}; -- called also
{peon}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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
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