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. [1913 Webster] 2. A pre["e]minently beautiful young man; a dandy. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]