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An anthocyanidin found in some plant tissues (usually isolated as the reddish brown chloride, C₁₆ H₁₃ O₆ Cl), of which peonin is the glycoside.
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From peon- + -idin, after German Päonidin.