Pronunciation : Poon
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Canarese ponne.]
Definition : Defn: A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, C. inophullum, and Sterculia foetida; -- called also peon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913