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poon

/poon/US // pun //UK // (puːn) //

盆子,盆地,盆,盆景

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
    • : the wood of these trees.

Examples

  • Yes, I was b-b-orn with a s-s-s-ilver s-s-poon in my m-m-m-outh.

  • Breaking a thick branch off a poon tree he whittled away the minor stems.

  • He halted beside a small poon-tree, and stooped to find something embedded near its roots.

  • The rifle was fired by means of the string, the loose coils of which were secreted at the foot of the poon.