peony

FREQ #32394

n. 牡丹(花), 芍药(花)

发音

US /ˈpiːəni/

词形变化

peonies 复数 peonies

别名

pæony paeony pioney piony

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.

    牡丹

  2. 2.

    A dark red colour.

词汇关系

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词源

From Old English peonie, peonia et al., from Latin paeōnia; later reinforced by Anglo-Norman peonie, Old French peone, pyoine (French pivoine), from Latin paeōnia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paeon, the physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

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