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peonies
(encz) | peonies,pivoňky n: pl. [bot.] Jaroslav Šedivý |
Peonies
(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.]
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Peonies
(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.]
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