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Definitions for: Peony
[n] any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
Webster (1913) Definition: Pe"o*ny, n.; pl. Peonies. [OE. pione, pioine, pioni,
OF. pione, F. pivoine, L. paeonia, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the god
of healing. Cf. P[ae]an.] (Bot.)
A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus
P[ae]onia. Of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the
rest are perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in
cultivation. [Written also p[ae]ony, and piony.]
Synonyms: paeony
See Also: flower, genus Paeonia, Paeonia
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