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peony

/pee-uh-nee/US // ˈpi ə ni //UK // (ˈpiːənɪ) //

牡丹,牡丹花,芍药,牡丹花开

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pe·o·nies.

    • : any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.

Examples

  • More often than not, Peony went with green, choosing to take care of both herself and Rita.

  • Her two previous novels, Snowflower and the Secret Fan and Peony in Love, were also bestsellers.

  • Sophy stepped over the dividing line, and the two sisters walked away to the peony settlement.

  • They saw a band of silent maidens who stood in a wilderness of blossoming peony flowers, that grew to the waters edge.

  • All the peony bed was tossed about like a troubled sea, and the pink and white petals flew like foam.

  • I have in mind a woman who, some years ago, invested in a rare variety of Peony.

  • I was not going to be a peony flaunting among thrifty modest vetches.