Pongamia glabra n 1: evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree [syn: {Indian beech}, {Pongamia glabra}]
Poonga oil \Poon"ga oil`\ 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}). [1913 Webster]