peony
peony · peonies
півонія
пион
Pfingstrose, Päonie
A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowersA flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
/ˈpiːəni/
Meaning
2 sensesA flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
Pfingstrose, Päonie
пио́нpión
піво́ніяpivónija
A dark red colour.
More definitions
- any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
Examples
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Origin
From Old English peonie, peonia et al., from Latin paeōnia; later reinforced by Anglo-NormFrom Old English peonie, peonia et al., from Latin paeōnia; later reinforced by Anglo-Norman peonie, Old French peone, pyoine (French pivoine), from Latin paeōnia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paeon, the physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).
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plural: peoniesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers:paeony