poon

A noun referring to the wood of any poon tree, used for masts and spars, or any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le bois de l'arbre appelé poon, utilisé pour les mâts et le gréement, ou l'un des arbres d'Inde orientale du genre Calophyllum, à feuilles brillantes et coriaces, fournissant un bois léger et dur.

1. Wood from the poon tree C1 formal

   The lightweight, hard wood obtained from certain East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, historically used for making masts and spars on ships.

   • The shipbuilders selected poon for the main mast due to its strength and lightness.
   • Poon wood was highly valued in traditional maritime construction.
   • The carpenter worked with a piece of seasoned poon.

   🇫🇷Bois de poon

2. Poon tree C1 formal

   Any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Calophyllum, characterized by shiny, leathery leaves and lightweight, durable wood.

   • The poon tree is native to the coastal forests of India.
   • Its shiny, leathery leaves make the poon tree easily identifiable.
   • The wood of the poon tree is prized for its lightness.

   🇫🇷poon (arbre du genre Calophyllum)

   Synonymes: calophyllum