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peony family

peony family

7.7
A group of plants like peonies that grow back each year and make large showy flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈpiːəni ˈfæmɪli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de las peonías
  • The peony family includes many popular garden plants prized for their large, showy blooms.

Examples

  • Many members of the peony family thrive in temperate climates around the world.

  • The peony family includes many beautiful flowering plants.

  • Botanists reclassified several species when the peony family was recognized as distinct.

  • Did you know the peony family has over 30 species?

  • Many members of the peony family thrive in temperate climates around the world.

  • The peony family includes many popular garden plants prized for their large, showy blooms.

  • Botanists reclassified several species when the peony family was recognized as distinct.

Synonyms

Paeoniaceae
vspeony family
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of plants including peonies that live for many years

is the common name used for that same scientific family

Surface Forms

peony family singular
peony families plural

Morphology

peony + family

The meaning 'a family of peonies' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'peony' (a flowering plant) with 'family' (a group or taxonomic category). The noun + family construction is a common, compositional pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The plant name peony family comes from the flower peony and the word family, which here means 'a group of related plants'. So the phrase names the group of plants that are like the peony.