any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood
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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}.