| 4CL | 4-coumarate-CoA ligase |
| ANR | Anthocyanidin reductase |
| C4H | Trans-cinnamate 4-monooxygenase |
| CCoAOMT | Caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase |
| CHI | Chalcone isomerase |
| CHS | Chalcone synthase |
| DEG | Differential expressed gene |
| DFR | Dihydroflavonol reductase |
| DHK | Dihydrokaempferol |
| DHM | Dihydromyricetin |
| DHQ | Dihydroquercetin |
| EBGs | Early biosynthesis genes |
| EGC | Epigallocatechin |
| F3′5′H | Flavonoid 3′5′- hydroxylase |
| F3′H | Flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase |
| F3H | Flavanone 3-hydroxylase |
| FLS | Flavonol synthase |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| LAR | Leucoanthocyanidin reductase |
| LBGs | Late biosynthetic genes |
| LDOX/ANS | Leucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase/anthocyanidin synthase |
| MBW | MYB-bHLH-WD40 |
| ML | Mature leaves |
| MS/MS | Tandem mass spectrometry |
| MWDB | MetWare database |
| MYB | v-myb avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog |
| OPLS-DA | Orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis |
| PA | Proanthocyanidin |
| PAL | Phenylalanine ammonia lyase |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PCC | Pearson correlation coefficient |
| PCCP | p-value of Pearson correlation coefficient |
| UFGT | UDP-glucose:flavonoid 3-glucosyltransferase |
| UPLC | Ultra-performance liquid chromatography |
| VIP | Variable importance in projection |
| YL | Young leaves |