Meaning of ADONIS
| Pronunciation: | | u'dânis
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- [n] (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love
- [n] any handsome young man
- [n] annual or perennial herbs
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ADONIS is a 6 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | genus Adonis |
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| | See Also: | | Adonis annua, adult male, buttercup family, crowfoot family, daemon, demigod, family Ranunculaceae, magnoliid dicot genus, man, pheasant's-eye, Ranunculaceae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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