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PEONY
peony, paeony
(noun) any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peony (plural peonies)
A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers. [from 10th c.]
A dark red colour.
Anagrams
• nopey, poney
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"o*ny, n.; pl. Peonies. Etym: [OE. pione, pioine, pioni, OF. pione, F. pivoine, L. paeonia, Gr. Pæan.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus Pæonia. Of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the rest are perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in cultivation. [Written also pæony, and piony.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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