1.
2.
[syn: Adonis, genus Adonis]
3. (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone;
- Example: "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
adonis
n 1: any handsome young man
2: annual or perennial herbs [syn: Adonis, genus Adonis]
3: (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite
and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should
spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend
summers with Aphrodite"
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
ADONIS
ADvanced On-Screen Information System, "AdonIS"