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pon•ceau
(pon sō′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
adj.
- having the color ponceau.
- Latin pāvōn- (stem of pāvō)
- French (compare Old French pouncel poppy), perh. diminutive of paon peacock
- 1825–35