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🌸 Peony genus 🌸 A peony plant
Paeonia

Paeonia

1 8.7
The name for a group of plants with large, bright flowers grown in gardens
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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Examples

  • Rare species (e.g., Paeonia mascula peony in the Galilee in Israel) often depend on special habitat conditions, such as riparian sites and protected dense woodland.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The gardener carefully arranged multiple Paeonia plants to create a stunning display of colors in the spring garden.

  • In many cultures, the Paeonia is celebrated for its large, showy blooms, often symbolizing prosperity and good fortune.

  • Every year, I eagerly await the moment when my Paeonia flowers bloom, filling the garden with their vibrant colors and delightful fragrance.

Synonyms

peony
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3 3.7

A large garden flower with many soft petals and bright colors

refers to the whole genus rather than a single cultivated plant
genus Paeonia
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  • Specialized
7.6

A group of plants called peonies with large, pretty flowers

is the scientific name for the same genus valued for colorful blooms

Compounds

genus Paeonia
  • Specialized
7.6

A group of plants called peonies with large, pretty flowers

Surface Forms

Paeonia main

Etymology

The name Paeonia is from Paeon, a healer in Greek myth who was said to use peony roots as medicine, so the name is tied to the idea of 'healing'. This is the same root as everyday peony, a handy memory that Paeonia refers to those large, showy flowers.