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- [pee-uh-nee]
- /ˈpi ə ni/
- /ˈpiː.ə.ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pee-uh-nee]
- /ˈpi ə ni/
Definitions of peony word
- noun plural peony any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana. 1
- noun peony large flowering plant 1
- countable noun peony A peony is a medium-sized garden plant which has large round flowers, usually pink, red, or white. 0
- noun peony any of various ranunculaceous shrubs and plants of the genus Paeonia, of Eurasia and North America, having large pink, red, white, or yellow flowers 0
- noun peony the flower of any of these plants 0
- noun peony any of a genus (Paeonia) of perennial, often double-flowered, plants of the peony family, with large pink, white, red, or yellow, showy flowers 0
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Origin of peony
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English < Late Latin peōnia, Latin paeōnia < Greek paiōnía peony, akin to Paiā́n paean; replacing Middle English pione < Anglo-French < Old French peone < Latin; replacing Old English peonie < Late Latin, Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Peony
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peony popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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