1. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood
   "The poon tree's glossy leaves glistened in the tropical sun"
    
2. Wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars
   "Shipbuilders prized poon wood for its strength and lightness"
    
3. [Austral, informal] An ignorant or foolish person
   "Don't be such a poon, it's obvious how to solve this problem";
   - dumbbell [informal], dummy [informal], dope [informal], boob [informal], booby, pinhead [informal], divvy [Brit, informal], div [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: poons

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

Part of: Calophyllum, genus Calophyllum

Encyclopedia: Poon, Richard