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peony

English

Alternative forms

  • paeony

Etymology

From Old English peonie, peonia et al., from Latin pae?nia; later reinforced by Anglo-Norman peonie, Old French peone, from Latin pae?nia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ??????? (pai?nía), from Ancient Greek ????? (Pai?n, Paean, the physician of the gods)/????? (pai?n, a physician).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pi??ni/

Noun

peony (plural peonies)

  1. A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers. [from 10th c.]
    • 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 219:
      The root of the Male Peony fresh gathered has been found by experience to cure the falling-sickness.
  2. A dark red colour.

Translations

Anagrams

  • nopey, poney

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peonylike

English

Etymology

peony +? -like

Adjective

peonylike (comparative more peonylike, superlative most peonylike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a peony.

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