n.
Pronunciation: ' p ē - ə -n ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
Etymology: Middle English piony, from Anglo-French peonie, pioiné, from Latin paeonia, from Greek pai ō nia, from Pai ō n Paeon, physician of the gods
Date: 14th century
1 : any of a genus ( Paeonia of the family Paeoniaceae) of chiefly Eurasian plants with large often double flowers
2 : the flower of a peony