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Topic: PLANTS

Date: 900-1000
Language: Latin
Origin: paeonia, from Greek, from Paion Paeon, doctor of the ancient Greek gods

peony

 noun
     
pe‧o‧ny plural peonies [countable]
HBPDLG a garden plant with large round flowers that are dark red, white, or pink
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