Found 2 items, similar to Adonis.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: adonis
adonis
n 1: any handsome young man
2: annual or perennial herbs [syn:
genus Adonis]
3: (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the
goddess of love
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Adonis
Adonis
\A*do"nis\ ([.a]*d[=o]"n[i^]s), n. [L., gr. Gr.
'A`dwnis.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He
was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
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2. A pre["e]minently beautiful young man; a dandy.
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3. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family
Ranunculace[ae],
containing the pheasant's eye (
Adonis autumnalis); --
named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained
the flower.
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