POON
Poon, n. Etym: [Canarese ponne.]
Defn: 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.
POONAC
Poo"nac, n.
Defn: A kind of oil cake prepared from the cocoanut. See Oil cake, under Cake.
POONAH PAINTING
Poo"nah paint`ing. [From Poona, in Bombay Province, India.]
Defn: A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work. Hence: Poonah brush, paper, painter, etc.
POONGA OIL
Poon"ga oil`.
Defn: 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).
POOP
Poop, n. (Arch.)
Defn: See 2d Poppy.