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peony
(piːəni) also paeony
Word forms: plural peonies
countable noun
A peony is a medium-sized garden plant which has large round flowers, usually pink, red, or white.
peony in British English
or paeony (ˈpiːənɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -nies
1.
any of various ranunculaceous shrubs and plants of the genus Paeonia, of Eurasia and North America, having large pink, red, white, or yellow flowers
2.
the flower of any of these plants
Word origin
Old English peonie, from Latin paeōnia, from Greek paiōnia; related to paiōnios healing, from paiōn physicianpeony in American English
(ˈpiəni)
nounWord forms: plural ˈpeonies
1.
any of a genus (Paeonia) of perennial, often double-flowered, plants of the peony family, with large pink, white, red,or yellow, showy flowers
2.
the flower
adjective
3.
designating a family (Paeoniaceae, order Dilleniales) of dicotyledonous plants, including manypopular ornamentals with attractive flowers and foliage
Word origin
ME pione < OE peonie & OFr peoine, both < L paeonia < Gr paiōnia, after Paiōn, epithet of Apollo, physician of the gods: from its former medicinal useImage ofpeony
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