| 单词 | poon tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoon tree More fully poon tree: any of several large Indo-Malayan trees of the genus Calophyllum (family Clusiaceae ( Guttiferae)), esp. the Alexandrian laurel, C. inophyllum. Also: the timber of any of these trees, used for masts and spars and for building purposes. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Asian > poon-tree poon tree1699 tamanu1839 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > poon poon1840 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. iii. 64 For Masting the Fir and Pone Trees are the best. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxii. 264 There is good Poon Masts, stronger, but heavier than Fir. 1798 T. Pennant View of Hindoostan I. 83 The Poon tree, Uvaria altissima of Koenig, serves for the masts. 1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca I. ii. 52 Among the forest trees are..the poon, the red poon, the ranghas, etc. 1840 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 300/2 Poon is also of two kinds, the dark and the light. It is a wood that answers very well for masts... The Malacca red poon is that of which masts and yards are made. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 377 The poon trees..are chiefly found in Coorg. 1934 Helena (Montana) Independent 4 Oct. 4/5 The timber of the poon trees of India is commonly used for planks and spars in shipbuilding. 1975 Jrnl. Indian Acad. Wood Sci. 6 84 Tensile strength..was measured for spliced (nail glued) and bolted plywood joints of various splice widths and thicknesses for Gurjan (Dipterocarpus sp.), Poon (Calophyllum sp.) and Vellapine (Vateria indica). 1983 Washington Post (Nexis) 30 Jan. (Book World section) 3 They also bought huge poon logs for spars, 400 miles of coconut string, 40 bundles of mangrove root to tighten all that string. < as lemmas |
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