| poon | 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. Synonym: peon. Origin: Canarese ponne. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| poonga oil | A kind of oil used in India for lamps, and for boiling with dammar for pitching vessels. It is pressed from the seeds of a leguminous tree (Pongamia glabra). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |