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(), n.; pl. Peonies (). [OE. pione, pioine, pioni, OF. pione, F. pivoine, L. paeonia, Gr. , fr. , , the god of healing. Cf. Pan.] (Bot.) A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus Ponia. Of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the rest are perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in cultivation. [Written also pony, and piony.] スポンサード リンク
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