NOUN | plant | poon | wood of any poon tree |
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plant | poon | any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood |
Sounds | puw'n | |
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Rhymes | afternoon ... Witherspoon: 64 rhymes with uwn... |
Meaning | wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars. | |
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Broader | wood | The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
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. | |
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Member of | Calophyllum, genus Calophyllum | genus of tropical evergreen trees |
Narrower | Alexandrian laurel, Calophyllum inophyllum | East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Substances | poon | wood of any poon tree |
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