pompon

[pom-pon]

pom·pon

[pom-pon]
noun
1.
pompom2 (def. 1).
2.
the high plume at the front of a shako.
3.
Horticulture. a form of small, globe-shaped flower head that characterizes a class or type of various flowering plants, especially chrysanthemums and dahlias.

Origin:
1740–50; < French; repetitive formation, apparently based on pompe pomp
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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pompom or pompon (ˈpɒmpɒm)
 
n
1.  a ball of tufted silk, wool, feathers, etc, worn on a hat for decoration
2.  a.  the small globelike flower head of certain cultivated varieties of dahlia and chrysanthemum
 b.  (as modifier): pompom dahlia
 
[C18: from French, from Old French pompe knot of ribbons, of uncertain origin]
 
pompon or pompon
 
n
 
[C18: from French, from Old French pompe knot of ribbons, of uncertain origin]

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