[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

peony \pe"ony\ p=e"-ony^, n.; pl. peonies
   p=e"-oni^z. oe. pione, pioine, pioni, of. pione, f.
   pivoine, l. paeonia, gr. paiwni`a, fr. pai`wn, paia`n, the
   god of healing. cf. paean. bot.
   a plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus
   paeonia. of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the
   rest are perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in
   cultivation. written also paeony, and piony.
   1913 webster
see also:
peonies paean paeonia paeony piony 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

peony
     n : any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy
         single or double red or pink or white flowers syn: paeony
see also:
paeony 

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