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peony
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pe·o·ny  (p-n)
n. pl. pe·o·nies
Any of various garden plants of the genus Paeonia, having large, variously colored flowers with numerous stamens and several pistils.

[Middle English pione, from Old English ponie and Anglo-Norman peonie, both from Medieval Latin penia, from Latin paenia, from Greek paini, perhaps from Pain, Apollo, physician of the gods.]

peony, paeony [ˈpiːənɪ]
n pl -nies
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various ranunculaceous shrubs and plants of the genus Paeonia, of Eurasia and North America, having large pink, red, white, or yellow flowers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the flower of any of these plants
[Old English peonie, from Latin paeōnia, from Greek paiōnia; related to paiōnios healing, from paiōn physician]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.peonypeony - any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
genus Paeonia, Paeonia - peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers
Translations
peony [ˈpɪənɪ] Npeonía f
peony paeony [ˈpiːəni] npivoine f
peony
nPfingstrose f, → Päonie f (spec)
peony [ˈpɪənɪ] npeonia
peony [ˈpɪənɪ] npeonia


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