Usually means: Colorful, iridescent, like peacock feathers.
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  1. Pavon, pavon: Wordnik
  2. Pavon, pavon: Wiktionary
  3. Pavon: Dictionary.com
  4. Pavon: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Pavon: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. pavon: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Pavon: Rhymezone
  8. Pavon: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. pavon: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Pavon: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (pavon)

noun:  A small triangular flag, especially one attached to a knight's lance; a pennon.
noun:  The peacock bass
noun:  (South America) Any of various birds with ornate plumage, similar to a peacock.
noun:  A tropical butterfly, Doxocopa pavon, noted for the iridescent purple coloration of the male.
noun:  A subtropical plant of genus Peperomia.
noun:  A hydrochloride of opium alkaloid, similar to Pantopon, used as a pain medication.
noun:  A surname.
noun:  Alternative form of pavane. [(music) A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.]

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