Main Entry: pe·o·ny

Pronunciation: \ˈpē-ə-nē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural pe·o·nies

Etymology: Middle English piony, from Anglo-French peonie, pioiné, from Latin paeonia, from Greek paiōnia, from Paiōn Paeon, physician of the gods

Date: 14th century

1 : any of a genus (Paeonia of the family Paeoniaceae) of chiefly Eurasian plants with large often double flowers
2 : the flower of a peony