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Peony
Pronunciation : Pe"o*ny
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. pione, pioine, pioni, OF. pione, F. pivoine, L. paeonia, Gr. P?an.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus P?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?ony, and piony.]
pl. Peonies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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