From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
paeony \pae"o*ny\, Paeony \P[ae]"o*ny\(p[=e]"[-o]*n[y^]), n.
(Bot.)
Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy
single or double red or pink or white flowers; the {Peony}.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Peony \Pe"o*ny\ (p[=e]"[-o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Peonies}
(p[=e]"[-o]*n[i^]z). [OE. pione, pioine, pioni, OF. pione, F.
pivoine, L. paeonia, Gr. paiwni`a, fr. Pai`wn, Paia`n, 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}.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paeony
n 1: any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy
single or double red or pink or white flowers [syn:
{peony}, {paeony}]
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