peonies

Variant of peony

peony definition

peo·ny (pē′ə nē)

noun pl. peonies -·nies

  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

Etymology: ME pione < OE peonie & OFr peoine, both < L paeonia < Gr paiōnia, after Paiōn, epithet of Apollo, physician of the gods: from its former medicinal use

adjective

designating a family (Paeoniaceae, order Dilleniales) of dicotyledonous plants, including many popular ornamentals with attractive flowers and foliage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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