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Definition of Moutan in English: Moutan(also Moutan peony) nounˈmuːt(ə)nmo͞oˈtan 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 Example sentencesExamples - Species of tree peony include Paeonia delavayi with crimson cup-shaped flowers, red-tinged new growth and a height of 1.5m / 5ft, and Paeonia suffruticosa or Moutans.
- The moutan peony should be grown in a bright place, with direct sunlight.
- But I could not understand why Moutan peonies had survived the predations of Chinese peasants for thousands of years and are only now in real danger of total destruction.
Origin Early 19th century: from Chinese mudan. Definition of Moutan in US English: Moutan(also Moutan peony) nounmo͞oˈtan A tall shrubby peony with pink or white mottled flowers, native to China and Tibet and the parent of many garden varieties. Paeonia suffruticosa, family Paeoniaceae Example sentencesExamples - The moutan peony should be grown in a bright place, with direct sunlight.
- But I could not understand why Moutan peonies had survived the predations of Chinese peasants for thousands of years and are only now in real danger of total destruction.
- Species of tree peony include Paeonia delavayi with crimson cup-shaped flowers, red-tinged new growth and a height of 1.5m / 5ft, and Paeonia suffruticosa or Moutans.
Origin Early 19th century: from Chinese mudan. |