/ ˈpiːəni; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) a garden plant with large round white, pink or red flowers
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English peonie , via Latin from Greek paiōnia , from Paiōn , the name of the physician of the gods.
/ ˈpiːəni; NAmE / noun
( pl. -ies ) a garden plant with large round white, pink or red flowers
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English peonie , via Latin from Greek paiōnia , from Paiōn , the name of the physician of the gods.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005