Definitions for poon

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poon poon

Spelling: [poon]

IPA: /pun/

Poon is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 13 anagrams from letters in poon (noop).

Definitions for poon

noun

1. any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
2. the wood of these trees.

Origin of poon

1690-1700; compare Tamil punnai, pinnai, Malayalam punna names for Calophyllum inophyllum

Examples for poon

Breaking a thick branch off a poon tree he whittled away the minor stems.

The rifle was fired by means of the string, the loose coils of which were secreted at the foot of the poon.