peonidin

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noun

An anthocyanidin responsible for the purplish-red hue of the peony and other flowers.

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Meanings

nounpeonidin (countable and uncountable, plural peonidins)

plural peonidins

  1. countableuncountableAn anthocyanidin responsible for the purplish-red hue of the peony and other flowers.

    The anthocyanins extracted in blueberries are 3-glycosidic derivatives of cyanidin, delphinidin, malvidin, petunidin, and peonidin.

    2015 July 2, Liu Y, Tan D, Shi L, Liu X, Zhang Y, Tong C, et al., “Blueberry Anthocyanins-Enriched Extracts Attenuate Cyclophosphamide-Induced Cardiac Injury”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI

Origin

From peony + -in?

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