n. [植]牡丹, 芍药, 牡丹花, 芍药花

[ noun ]
any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
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paeony \pae"o*ny\, Paeony \P[ae]"o*ny\(p[=e]"[-o]*n[y^]), n.
(Bot.)
Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy
single or double red or pink or white flowers; the {Peony}.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

paeony \pae"o*ny\, Paeony \P[ae]"o*ny\(p[=e]"[-o]*n[y^]), n.
(Bot.)
Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy
single or double red or pink or white flowers; the {Peony}.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]


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, one is a shrub; the
rest are perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in
cultivation. [Written also {p[ae]ony}, and {piony}.]