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Moutan

Pronunciation: /ˈmuːt(ə)n/

(also Moutan peony)
Definition of Moutan

noun

  • a tall shrubby peony with pink or white blotched flowers, native to China and Tibet and the parent of many garden varieties.
    • Paeonia suffruticosa, family Paeoniaceae

Origin:

early 19th century: from Chinese mudan

Moutan in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Moutan in the US English dictionary