释义 |
peony or paeony /pēˈə-ni/, also (obsolete) pioney and piony /pī-/ noun- Any plant of the genus Paeonia, of the buttercup family, perennial and deciduous shrubs having large showy crimson, pink, yellow or white globular flowers
- Its flower
ORIGIN: OE peonie and OFr (Northern) pione (Fr pivoine), from L paeōnia, from Gr paiōniā, from Paiōn, Paiān physician of the gods (see paean) from its use in medicine |