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
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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.
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