pompon

[ pom-pon ]
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noun
  1. the high plume at the front of a shako.

  1. 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

1
1740–50; <French; repetitive formation, apparently based on pompepomp

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