Mary turned red as a peony.
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Peony
//ˈpiːəni//
Synonyms for "peony" (2 found)
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Translations
74 translations across 55 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- bozhure noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- lulegjake noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- γλυκυσίδη noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- ὀρόβαξ noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Arabic
2 entries- عُود الصَّلِيب noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- فَاوَانِيَا noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Aramaic
4 entries- ܥܶܩܳܪܳܐ ܟܳܗܢܳܝܳܐ noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- ܥܷܣܒܳܐ ܟܳܗܢܳܝܳܐ noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- ܦܐܘܢܝܐ noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- ܦܘܢܝܐ noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Armenian
2 entries- պիոն noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- քաջվարդ noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- pion noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Belarusian
1 entries- піво́ня noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Bulgarian
1 entries- божу́р noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Catalan
1 entries- peònia noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Chechen
1 entries- цӏен лерг noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 牡丹 noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 牡丹 noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Chuvash
1 entries- пион noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- şaqayıq noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Czech
1 entries- pivoňka noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Danish
1 entries- pæon noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Dutch
2 entries- pioen noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- pioenroos noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Esperanto
1 entries- peonio noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Estonian
1 entries- pojeng noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Finnish
1 entries- pioni noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
French
1 entries- pivoine noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Galician
1 entries- peonia noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Georgian
1 entries- იორდასალამი noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
German
2 entries- Pfingstrose noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- Päonie noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Greek
1 entries- παιωνία noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Hebrew
1 entries- אַדְמוֹנִית noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Hungarian
1 entries- bazsarózsa noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Italian
1 entries- peonia noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Japanese
2 entries- ボタン noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- 牡丹 noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Kashubian
1 entries- bùjón noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Kazakh
3 entries- сәлдегүл noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- таушымылдық noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- шұғынық noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Korean
1 entries- 모란 noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- пион noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Latin
1 entries- paeōnia noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Latvian
1 entries- peonija noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Lithuanian
1 entries- bijūnas noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Macedonian
1 entries- божур noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Mongolian
1 entries- цээнэ цэцэг noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Norman
1 entries- pâsse-rose noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Persian
3 entries- صدتومانی noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- پائونیا noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- پیونی noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Polish
2 entries- peonia noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- piwonia noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Portuguese
2 entries- peónia noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- peônia noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Romanian
1 entries- bujor noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Russian
1 entries- пио́н noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- bòžūr noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- бо̀жӯр noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Slovak
1 entries- pivonka noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Slovene
1 entries- potonika noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Spanish
1 entries- peonía noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Swedish
1 entries- pion noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Tatar
3 entries- пион noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- чалма чәчәк noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
- чалмабаш noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Thai
1 entries- โบตั๋น noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Turkish
1 entries- şakayık noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Ukrainian
1 entries- піво́нія noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Uzbek
1 entries- sallagul noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Vietnamese
1 entries- mẫu đơn noun (Paeonia genus of flowering plants)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The root of the Male Peony fresh gathered has been found by experience to cure the falling-sickness.
Source: wiktionary
There might ye ſee the pioney ſpread vvide, / The full-blovvn roſe, the ſhepherd and his laſs, / Lap-dog and lambkin vvith black ſtaring eyes, / And parrots vvith tvvin cherries in their beak.
Source: wiktionary
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
Source: wiktionary
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