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: a chrysanthemum or dahlia with small rounded flower heads
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The appearance of button or pompon chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium var.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 14 Nov. 2025
Choose from a variety of flower types, including tight buttons, single daisies, doubles, and pompons.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
The group is figuring out how to fold in step and pom, where dancers wave pompons while synchronizing their moves.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
Its abundant wealth of tiny pink pompon sprays gets elevated from its usual 2- to 3-foot height to eye level.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 14 Nov. 2025
Choose from a variety of flower types, including tight buttons, single daisies, doubles, and pompons.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
The group is figuring out how to fold in step and pom, where dancers wave pompons while synchronizing their moves.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
Its abundant wealth of tiny pink pompon sprays gets elevated from its usual 2- to 3-foot height to eye level.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
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“Pompon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pompon. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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