Definition of Moutan

1. n. The Chinese tree peony (Pæonia Mountan), a shrub with large flowers of various colors.

Definition of Moutan

1. a tree peony [n -S]

Medical Definition of Moutan

1. The Chinese tree peony (Paeonia Mountan), a shrub with large flowers of various colours. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moutan

moustache
moustache cup
moustached
moustached warbler
moustacheless
moustachelike
moustaches
moustachio
moustachio'd
moustachioed
moustachios
mousted
mousting
mousts
mousy
moutan (current term)
moutans
mouter
moutered
mouterer
mouterers
moutering
mouters
mouth
mouth-breather
mouth-breathers
mouth-footed
mouth-made
mouth-part
mouth-parts

Literary usage of Moutan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"The Poppy-fiov/ered moutan Peony.— Petals from 8 to 13, white, ... Sir A. Hume's moutan Peony.— Flowers double. Petals of the same colour as those of PM ..."

2. Paxton's Flower Garden by John Lindley, Joseph Paxton (1850)
"onia moutan, atrosanguinea : Journal of the Horticultural Society, vol. iv., p. ... And now a word respecting the genus moutan, which we propose to separate ..."

3. The Floral Cabinet and Magazine of Exotic Botany by George Beauchamp Knowles, Frederic Westcott (1838)
"Flowers large, white or purple. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. P. moutan. ... THIS is one of the varieties of the species moutan, introduced about the year 1794, ..."

4. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1844)
"P;tonia moutan ... var. rosacea plena—Double roseate poppy flowered; pink border; dark crimson centre; petals veined with purple. Picon ia moutan ..."

5. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"There is but one ligneous species, P. moutan ; but there are several varieties; ... The word moutan has been applied to this species of ..."

6. A Journey to the Tea Countries of China: Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea by Robert Fortune (1852)
"... gardens in spring — " South Garden"— Double-striped peach and other plants — moutan gardens — Fine new varieties of the ..."

7. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"The Poppy-fiov/ered moutan Peony.— Petals from 8 to 13, white, ... Sir A. Hume's moutan Peony.— Flowers double. Petals of the same colour as those of PM ..."

8. Paxton's Flower Garden by John Lindley, Joseph Paxton (1850)
"onia moutan, atrosanguinea : Journal of the Horticultural Society, vol. iv., p. ... And now a word respecting the genus moutan, which we propose to separate ..."

9. The Floral Cabinet and Magazine of Exotic Botany by George Beauchamp Knowles, Frederic Westcott (1838)
"Flowers large, white or purple. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. P. moutan. ... THIS is one of the varieties of the species moutan, introduced about the year 1794, ..."

10. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1844)
"P;tonia moutan ... var. rosacea plena—Double roseate poppy flowered; pink border; dark crimson centre; petals veined with purple. Picon ia moutan ..."

11. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"There is but one ligneous species, P. moutan ; but there are several varieties; ... The word moutan has been applied to this species of ..."

12. A Journey to the Tea Countries of China: Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea by Robert Fortune (1852)
"... gardens in spring — " South Garden"— Double-striped peach and other plants — moutan gardens — Fine new varieties of the ..."

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