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pe•o•ny
Pronunciation: (pē'u-nē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -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.
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