a large meliaceous tree, Cedrela toona, of the East Indies and Australia, having clusters of flowers from which a dye is obtained
2.
the close-grained red wood of this tree, used for furniture, carvings, etc
Word origin
from Hindi tūn, from Sanskrit tunna
toon in British English2
(tuːn)
noun
a cartoon character
toon in American English
(tun)
noun
1.
a large Australian and East Indian tree (Cedrela toona) of the mahogany family, with soft, closegrained, reddish wood used in furniture: its flowers yield a dye
2.
its wood
Word origin
Hindi tūn < Sans tunna
Examples of 'toon' in a sentence
toon
Toon fans will be delighted at securing safety with no dramas.
The Sun (2011)
Toon fans are fed up... again.
The Sun (2015)
Toon fans were hardly ecstatic at losing their star man on deadline day, with no chance to bring in a replacement.