PEONY


Meaning of PEONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpē-ə-nē ]

noun

( plural -nies )

Etymology: Middle English piony, from Anglo-French peonie, pioiné, from Latin paeonia, from Greek paiōnia, from Paiōn 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

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