Thesaurus: peony

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1. n. A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus Paeonia. Of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the rest are perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in cultivation.
2. n. any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
3. 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.]
4. A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus Pæonia. Ofthe four or five species, one is a shrub; the rest are perennialherbs with showy flowers, often double in cultivation. [Written alsopæony, and piony.]
5. n:100 n. any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers