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moutan

moutan noun: the Chinese tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa, a shrub with large flowers of various colours.

Noun

moutan (plural moutans)

  1. The Chinese tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa, a shrub with large flowers of various colours.

Forms of moutan

pluralmoutans

Origin of moutan

From Chinese 牡丹 (mǔdān).

Questions about moutan

What does moutan mean?
Moutan means the Chinese tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa, a shrub with large flowers of various colours.
What part of speech is moutan?
Moutan is a noun.
What is the plural of moutan?
The plural of moutan is moutans.

Words near moutan in the dictionary

  1. mousy browns
  2. mout
  3. moutabal
  4. Moutai
  5. Moutajup
  6. moutan
  7. moutans
  8. mouth
  9. mouth bar
  10. mouth bars
  11. mouth breather

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