pompon
[pom-pon]
noun
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.
Origin of pompon
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Related Words for pompon
plume, fringe, blossom, vine, perennial, herb, shaft, fluff, crest, down, spike, fin, wing, calamus, pinna, plumule, quill, pinion, shoot, headExamples from the Web for pompon
Contemporary Examples of pompon
It came four months later, as she stood on the sidelines of a tournament basketball game, clutching a pompon in each hand.
Historical Examples of pompon
Sew a pompon or a rosette of yarn over the top of the sewing stitch.
Spool KnittingMary A. McCormack
The Pompon, or Bouquet Dahlia is a favorite variety of this genus.
Talks about Flowers.M. D. Wellcome
The pompon kinds are small flowered, the petals being short.
Our left has touched them, and as I write this our pompon on that side has a couple of goes.
With RimingtonL. March Phillipps
She wore a gown of pale saffron trimmed with three bouquets of pompon roses mixed with green.
Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert