The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Punice \Pu"nice\, n. (Zool.)
   See Punese. [Obs. or R.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Punice \Pu"nice\, v. t.
   To punish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster] Puniceous