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POON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does poon mean? 

POON (noun)
  The noun POON has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: POON used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POON (noun)


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Meaning:

Wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("poon" is a kind of...):

wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Holonyms ("poon" is a substance of...):

poon (any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood)


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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("poon" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (substance of "poon"):

poon (wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poon"):

Alexandrian laurel; Calophyllum inophyllum (East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia)

Holonyms ("poon" is a member of...):

Calophyllum; genus Calophyllum (genus of tropical evergreen trees)


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