Paeonia
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Translingual
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paeonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Paeoniaceae – peonies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Paeoniaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Paeonia sect. Onaepia, Paeonia sect. Moutan, Paeonia sect. Paeonia - sections
- Paeonia officinalis - type species
References
Paeonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Paeonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Paeonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Paeonia at USDA Plants database
- Paeonia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Paeonia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Paeonia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Paeonia at Plants of the World Online
- Paeoniaceae at APWeb
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παιονία (Paionía).
Proper noun
Paeonia (uncountable)
- The land of the Paeonians, a people inhabiting between the lands of Macedonians, Thracians, and Illyrians.