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poon

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Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

poonn. [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 fœtida; -- called also peon.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

poon, n. any E. Indian tree of the genus Calophyllum.

Idiom
poon oil an oil from the seeds of this tree, used in medicine and for lamps.
Etymology
Sinh. puna

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