POON
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)
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)
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)
