Paeoniaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Paeoniaceae
    n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe
         and North America [syn: {Paeoniaceae}, {family
         Paeoniaceae}, {peony family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paeoniaceae \Paeoniaceae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs,
   native to temperate Europe and North America.

   Syn: family {Paeoniaceae}, peony family.
        [WordNet 1.5]