Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - peony
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Peony
peony
noun (plural -nies) Etymology: Middle English piony, from Anglo-French peonie, pioine, from Latin paeonia, from Greek paionia, from Paion Paeon, physician of the gods Date: 14th century 1. any of a genus (Paeonia of the family Paeoniaceae) of chiefly Eurasian plants with large often double flowers 2. the flower of a ~
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n. (also paeony) (pl. -ies) any herbaceous plant of the genus Paeonia, with large globular red, pink, or white flowers, often double in cultivated varieties. Etymology: OE peonie f. L peonia f. Gk paionia f. Paion, physician of the gods ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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also paeony (peonies) A peony is a medium-sized garden plant which has large round flowers, usually pink, red, or white. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- O.E. peonia, O.N.Fr. pione, both from L. paeonia, from Gk. paionia, perhaps from Paion, physician of the gods (or Apollo in this aspect), supposedly so called for the plant's healing qualities. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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