PEONY


Meaning of PEONY in English

n. (also paeony) (pl. -ies) any herbaceous plant of the genus Paeonia, with large globular red, pink, or white flowers, often double in cultivated varieties.

[ OE peonie f. L peonia f. Gk paionia f. Paion, physician of the gods ]

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