Definitions for: Adonis

[n] (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love
[n] any handsome young man
[n] annual or perennial herbs

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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

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.

Synonyms: genus Adonis

See Also: Adonis annua, adult male, buttercup family, crowfoot family, daemon, demigod, family Ranunculaceae, magnoliid dicot genus, man, pheasant's-eye, Ranunculaceae

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