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pompon

[ pom-pon ]
/ ˈpɒm pɒn /
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noun

pompom2 (def. 1).
the high plume at the front of a shako.
Horticulture. a form of small, globe-shaped flower head that characterizes a class or type of various flowering plants, especially chrysanthemums and dahlias.
black margate.

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Origin of pompon

1740–50; <French; repetitive formation, apparently based on pompepomp

Words nearby pompon

pompholyx, Pompidou, pompilid, pompom, pompom girl, pompon, pomposity, pompous, Pompton Lakes, ’pon, Ponape
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Words related to pompon

plume, fringe, blossom, vine, perennial, herb, shaft, fluff, crest, down, spike, fin, wing, calamus, pinna, plumule, quill, pinion, shoot, head

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