1. [n]  dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward
2. [n]  decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat

POMPON is a 6 letter word that starts with P.

1. \Pom"pon\, n.
   (a) A hardy garden chrysanthemum having buttonlike heads of
       flowers.
   (b) Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.
   
   

2. \Pom"pon\, n. [F.]
   1. Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.
   
   2. (Mil.) A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn
      by soldiers on the front of the hat, instead of a feather.