Definition of Adonis
A`do´nis
Pronunciation:
å`dō´nĭs
n.
1.
(Gr. Myth.)
A
youth
beloved
by
Venus
for
his
beauty
.
He
was
killed
in
the
chase
by
a
wild
boar
.
2.
A
preëminently
beautiful
young
man
;
a
dandy
.
3.
(Bot.)
A
genus
of
plants
of
the
family
Ranunculaceæ
,
containing
the
pheasant
'
s
eye
(
Adonis
autumnalis
); -
named
from
Adonis
,
whose
blood
was
fabled
to
have
stained
the
flower
.
Related Words
Adonis
annua
,
buttercup
family
,
crowfoot
family
,
family
Ranunculaceae
,
genus
Adonis
,
magnoliid
dicot
genus
,
pheasant
'
s-eye
,
Ranunculaceae
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