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paeon
(gcide) | paeon \p[ae]"on\ (p[=e]"[o^]n), n. [L. paeon, Gr. paiw`n a
solemn song, also, a p[ae]on, equiv. to paia`n. See
P[ae]an.] (Anc. Poet.)
A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting
of four combinations, according to the place of the long
syllable. [Written also, less correctly, p[ae]an.]
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paeonia
(encz) | Paeonia, |
paeony
(encz) | paeony,pivoňka n: [bot.] Petr Prášek |
Paeonia Mountan
(gcide) | Moutan \Mou"tan\, n. (Bot.)
The Chinese tree peony (Paeonia Mountan), a shrub with
large flowers of various colors.
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Paeoniaceae
(gcide) | Paeoniaceae \Paeoniaceae\ prop. n.
A natural family of perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs,
native to temperate Europe and North America.
Syn: family Paeoniaceae, peony family.
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paeonin
(gcide) | Corallin \Cor"al*lin\, n. [So named in allusion to the color of
red corallin, fr. L. corallum coral.] (Chem.)
A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of
rosolic acid. See Aurin, and Rosolic acid under
Rosolic.
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Red corallin, a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating
aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia; -- called also
p[ae]onin.
Yellow corallin. See Aurin.
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paeonine
(gcide) | paeonine \p[ae]"o*nine\ (p[=e]"[-o]*n[i^]n), n. (Chem.)
An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also {red
coralline}.
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Paeony
(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]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.]
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paeony
(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]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.]
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amorphophallus paeonifolius
(wn) | Amorphophallus paeonifolius
n 1: putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the
Philippines) grown for its edible tuber [syn: pungapung,
telingo potato, elephant yam, {Amorphophallus
paeonifolius}, Amorphophallus campanulatus] |
family paeoniaceae
(wn) | family Paeoniaceae
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe
and North America [syn: Paeoniaceae, {family
Paeoniaceae}, peony family] |
genus paeonia
(wn) | genus Paeonia
n 1: peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers
[syn: Paeonia, genus Paeonia] |
paeonia
(wn) | Paeonia
n 1: peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers
[syn: Paeonia, genus Paeonia] |
paeoniaceae
(wn) | Paeoniaceae
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe
and North America [syn: Paeoniaceae, {family
Paeoniaceae}, peony family] |
paeony
(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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