Etymology dictionary. 2014.
peony — [pē′ə nē] n. pl. peonies [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] 1. any of a genus (Paeonia) of perennial, often double… … English World dictionary
Peony — Pe o*ny, n.; pl. {Peonies}. [OE. pione, pioine, pioni, OF. pione, F. pivoine, L. paeonia, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the god of healing. Cf. {P[ae]an}.] (Bot.) A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus {P[ae]onia}. Of the four or five species,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peony — (also paeony) ► NOUN ▪ a herbaceous or shrubby plant cultivated for its showy flowers. ORIGIN Greek pai nia, from Pai n, the physician of the gods … English terms dictionary
Peony — For the ancient Balkan region and tribe, see Paionia. Taxobox name = Peony image width = 240px image caption = Paeonia Suffruticosa regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Saxifragales familia = Paeoniaceae genus … Wikipedia
peony — /pee euh nee/, n., pl. peonies. any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana. [bef. 1000; ME < LL peonia, L paeonia < Gk paionía… … Universalium
peony — UK [ˈpiːənɪ] / US [ˈpɪənɪ] noun [countable] Word forms peony : singular peony plural peonies a plant with large pink, red, or white flowers, or one of the flowers … English dictionary
peony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English piony, from Anglo French peonie, pioiné, from Latin paeonia, from Greek paiōnia, from Paiōn Paeon, physician of the gods Date: 14th century 1. any of a genus (Paeonia of the family Paeoniaceae) of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
peony — [[t]pi͟ːəni[/t]] peonies also paeony N COUNT A peony is a medium sized garden plant which has large round flowers, usually pink, red, or white … English dictionary
peony — pe•o•ny [[t]ˈpi ə ni[/t]] n. pl. nies pln any of various plants of the genus Paeonia, having large showy flowers, as P. lactiflora[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; late MEpyony, MEpione(< AF, OF), OE peonie < L paeōnia < Gk paiōnía peony… … From formal English to slang
peony — bijūnas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bijūninių (Paeoniaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Paeonia). atitikmenys: lot. Paeonia angl. peony vok. Paeonie; Pfingstrose rus. пеон; пион lenk. piwonia … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
