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peony
(encz) | peony,pivoňka n: [bot.] Nijel |
Peony
(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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peony
(wn) | peony
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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peony family
(encz) | peony family, n: |
Peony
(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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peony family
(wn) | peony family
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe
and North America [syn: Paeoniaceae, {family
Paeoniaceae}, peony family] |
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