peonidin

English

Etymology

peony +‎ -in?

Noun

peonidin (countable and uncountable, plural peonidins)

  1. An anthocyanidin responsible for the purplish-red hue of the peony and other flowers.
    • 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:10.1371/journal.pone.0127813:
      The anthocyanins extracted in blueberries are 3-glycosidic derivatives of cyanidin, delphinidin, malvidin, petunidin, and peonidin.

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