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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