noun
peony
PEE-uh-nee
noun
1
A garden plant with large, fragrant, often pink or red flowers.
"The peonies bloomed early this year, filling the garden with color."
How to Use Peony
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA showy garden flower with big, ruffled blooms.
Common pairings
a bouquet of peonies
pink peonies
Word Forms
peonies plural
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Etymology
From Latin paeōnia, from Greek Paiṓn, the physician of the gods in mythology.