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; -- called also peon.

any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood

wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars