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Noun: poon  poon
  1. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood
     
  2. Wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars
     
  3. [Austral, informal] An ignorant or foolish person
    - dumbbell [informal], dummy [informal], dope [informal], boob [informal], booby, pinhead [informal], div [Brit, informal], divvy [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: poons

Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton, tree, wood

Part of: Calophyllum, genus Calophyllum

Encyclopedia: Poon, Steven