pavonia

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UK/pəˈvəʊ.ni.ə/US/pəˈvoʊ.ni.ə/

noun

Any plant of the genus Pavonia of swampmallows.

OriginLatin pāvō, pāvōnis →
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Meanings

nounpavonia (plural pavonias)

plural pavonias

  1. Any plant of the genus Pavonia of swampmallows.

Origin

  1. Latinpāvō, pāvōnis“peacock, peafowl”
  2. Englishpavonia

From oblique stem of Latin pāvō, pāvōnis (“peacock, peafowl”) + -ia, named after Spanish physician and botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez, with Spanish Pavón ultimately from Latin pāvō.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pavonia

EstoniamacedoniaammoniaPatagoniaCataloniaLivoniaLaconiaharmoniasinfoniaSnowdoniaFranconiaFreedoniaPoloniabegoniaAmbazoniaBabyloniaheliconiaWalloniaCydoniaPaeoniaSlavoniaPannoniaSophroniawatsonia
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Cite this entry
APA

pavonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pavonia

MLA

“pavonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pavonia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pavonia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pavonia.

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