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How to pronounce peony in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms paeony
Type of flower

Examples of peony

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One look at these peony-form breadseeds is enough to induce some serious gawking.
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The sticky peony buds are irresistible to ants, and I always associate the two.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Eventually, a tree peony may reach 6 feet in height, but that could take decades.
From the dailyherald.com
When he was 10, he wrote down each time a peony bloomed in his father's garden.
From the nytimes.com
The top notes include peony, the heart rose and osmanthus, and base sandalwood.
From the thenewstribune.com
I planted my peony plant last year in the raised bed I created in my ex's garden.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
This is delicately melted with pink pepper, gray amber and white peony blossom.
From the stltoday.com
Bloom forms may be single, semidouble, formal double, peony, anemone and rose.
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Cage or provide support for peony blossoms when the plants are 10 inches tall.
From the dailyherald.com
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  • Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
  • Peony or paeony is a name for plants in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America. Boundaries between species are not clear and estimates of the number of species range from 25 Josef J. ...
  • Peony is a novel by Pearl S. Buck first published in 1948. It is a story of China's Kaifeng Jews.
  • The Paeonia genus of flowering plants with large fragrant flowers
  • (Peonies) Stars that burst from a central core without trails.
  • (Peonies) by Yun Shouping, late 17th century, Qing dynasty
  • A flower-like fireworks display that is spherical shaped. The stars do not leave trails as they expand outward.
  • Loosely symmetrical break of stars without trails that fly outward and then begin to droop downward.
  • Queen of Flowers, the peony is a emblem of wealth and distinction. Chinese Peony Paintings