Thesaurus: adonis

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1. n. A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
2. n. A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
3. n. A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasant's eye (Adonis autumnalis); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.
4. n. (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone
5. n. any handsome young man
6. 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 pheasaut's eye (Adonis autumnalis); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.
7. A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in thechase by a wild boar.
8. n. any handsome young man n. annual or perennial herbs n. (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone