moutann.

Brit.

/ˈmuːtan/,

/ˈmuːtən/, U.S.

/ˈmuˌtæn/,

/ˈmutn/,

/ˈmud(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese mǔdan.

Etymology: < Chinese mǔdan (Wade-Giles transcription mu-tan; formerly also transliterated moutan) < mǔ male + dān red. Compare French †moutan (1868 in Littré).

The tree peony Paeonia suffruticosa, a large shrub bearing white or pink magenta-blotched flowers, which is native to China and Bhutan and from which are derived many cultivated varieties, producing single or double flowers in many colours. Also moutan peony.

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ambrosieOE

minced pie1739

Christmas bush1750

black-gum1785

Nandina1787

allamanda1789

restio1796

moutan1808

tree peony1811

snowberry1815

aucuba1819

zamang1819

Deutzia1837

ground-jasmine1848

nandin1866

heavenly bamboo1871

spathodea1873

Escallonia1882

nanten1884

o-matsu1916

Japanese pagoda tree1924

dove tree1933

1808 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 29 1154 The Moutan, though cultivated in China about fourteen hundred years, is considered in that ancient empire..as rather of modern introduction.

1840 Florist's Jrnl. June 36 The moutan (moutan is the Chinese name of the plant, and used by us as the specific distinction,) is only a half-shrubby, and half-hardy species.

1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 258/1 The Moutans or Tree Pæonies are remarkable for their sub-shrubby habit, forming vigorous plants sometimes attaining a height of 6 to 8 feet.

1963 M. Haworth-Booth Moutan i. 11 In Chinese art each month is represented by a flower, and Moutan is specifically the flower for March.

1993 Chem. & Pharmaceut. Bull. 41 630 Two new labile monoterpenes..were isolated from Chinese Moutan Cortex, the dried root of Paeonia suffruticosa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moutan
释义	moutann. Brit. /ˈmuːtan/, /ˈmuːtən/, U.S. /ˈmuˌtæn/, /ˈmutn/, /ˈmud(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Chinese. Etymon: Chinese mǔdan. Etymology: < Chinese mǔdan (Wade-Giles transcription mu-tan; formerly also transliterated moutan) < mǔ male + dān red. Compare French †moutan (1868 in Littré). The tree peony Paeonia suffruticosa, a large shrub bearing white or pink magenta-blotched flowers, which is native to China and Bhutan and from which are derived many cultivated varieties, producing single or double flowers in many colours. Also moutan peony. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > other ornamental trees or shrubs ambrosieOE minced pie1739 Christmas bush1750 black-gum1785 Nandina1787 allamanda1789 restio1796 moutan1808 tree peony1811 snowberry1815 aucuba1819 zamang1819 Deutzia1837 ground-jasmine1848 nandin1866 heavenly bamboo1871 spathodea1873 Escallonia1882 nanten1884 o-matsu1916 Japanese pagoda tree1924 dove tree1933 1808 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 29 1154 The Moutan, though cultivated in China about fourteen hundred years, is considered in that ancient empire..as rather of modern introduction. 1840 Florist's Jrnl. June 36 The moutan (moutan is the Chinese name of the plant, and used by us as the specific distinction,) is only a half-shrubby, and half-hardy species. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 258/1 The Moutans or Tree Pæonies are remarkable for their sub-shrubby habit, forming vigorous plants sometimes attaining a height of 6 to 8 feet. 1963 M. Haworth-Booth Moutan i. 11 In Chinese art each month is represented by a flower, and Moutan is specifically the flower for March. 1993 Chem. & Pharmaceut. Bull. 41 630 Two new labile monoterpenes..were isolated from Chinese Moutan Cortex, the dried root of Paeonia suffruticosa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808
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