Adonis

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. A pre["e]minently beautiful young man; a dandy.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adonis
       n 1: any handsome young man
       2: annual or perennial herbs [syn: {genus Adonis}]
       3: (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the
          goddess of love

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  ADONIS
       ADvanced On-Screen Information System, "AdonIS"