Paeonia
See also: paeonia and Pæonia
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin paeonia.
Pronunciation
- English: IPA(key): /piːˈoʊniːə/
Proper noun
Paeonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Paeoniaceae – the 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 Encyclopedia of Life
- Paeonia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Paeonia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Paeonia at The Plant List
- Paeoniaceae at APWeb
English
Alternative forms
- Paionia
- Pæonia
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παιονία (Paionía).
Proper noun
Paeonia (uncountable)
- land of the Paeonians, a people inhabiting between the lands of Macedonians, Thracians, and Illyrians