Poon \Poon\, n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as {Calophyllum angustifolium}, {C. inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[oe]tida}; -- called also {peon}.
Sterculia foetida n : large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food [syn: {kalumpang}, {Java olives}]