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pæony

pæony is the archaic spelling of peony.

Meaning of peony

Noun

peony (plural peonies)

  1. A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
    • The root of the Male Peony fresh gathered has been found by experience to cure the falling-sickness.1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 219
  2. A dark red colour.
    • She was a fine and handsome girl—not handsomer than some others, possibly—but her mobile peony mouth and large innocent eyes added eloquence to colour and shape.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume I, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the first (The Maiden), page 18

Forms of pæony

pluralpæonies

Questions about pæony

What is pæony the archaic spelling of?
Pæony is the archaic spelling of peony.

Words near pæony in the dictionary

  1. pænitent
  2. pænultimate
  3. pænumbra
  4. Pæonia
  5. pæonies
  6. pæony
  7. père
  8. Père David's deer
  9. Père David's deers
  10. Père David's mole
  11. Père David's tit

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