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paeony, Pæony (pēˈṓ‑ny̆), n. (Bot.) Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers; the Peony.

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Peony (pēˈṓ‑ny̆), n.; pl. Peonies (pēˈṓ‑nĭz). [OE. pione, pioine, pioni, OF. pione, F. pivoine, L. paeonia, Gr. παιωνία, fr. Παίων, Παιάν, the god of healing.  Cf. Pæan.] (Bot.) A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus Pæonia.  Of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the rest are perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in cultivation. [Written also pæony, and piony.]

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