MOUTAN

Etymology

Noun

moutan (plural moutans)

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

Anagrams

• amount, mantou, outman, tomaun

Source: Wiktionary


Mou"tan, n. (Bot.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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