Noun: paeony pee-u-nee
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: peony)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: peony)
- Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
"paeonies are popular in wedding bouquets due to their large, lush blooms";
- peony
Derived forms: paeonies
Type of: flower
Part of: genus Paeonia, Paeonia
Encyclopedia: Paeony