Category:Peony

Pe"o*ny, n.; pl. Peonies. Etym: [oe. pione, pioine, pioni, of. pione, F. pivoine, l. paeonia, gr. Pæan.] (bot.)

Defn: 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.]