Peony

n. [Gr. παιωνία, Lat. pæonia, from Παιών, a Pæonian, from Παιονία, Pæonia, a large country north of Macedonia; It. & Sp. peonia, A-S. pionie, peonie.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Pæonia, having beautiful, showy flowers. [Written also pæony and piony.]