noun
perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America
• Syn: ↑Paeoniaceae, ↑peony family
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ranunculales, ↑order Ranunculales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Paeonia, ↑genus Paeonia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.