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poon noun1. [pu:n] L17.
[Malayalam punna, Kannada ponne, Tamil pu&nbbelow;&nbbelow;ai. Cf. PINNAY.]
Any of several large Indo-Malayan trees of the genus Calophyllum (family Guttiferae), esp. (more fully poon tree) the Alexandrian laurel, C. inophyllum. Also, the timber of such a tree, used for masts and spars, and for building purposes.
Comb.: poon oil a thick bitter strong-smelling oil, obtained from the seeds of Calophyllum inophyllum and used in medicine and for burning in lamps.