ADONIS
\adˈə͡ʊniz], \adˈəʊniz], \a_d_ˈəʊ_n_i_z]\
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
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A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
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A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
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A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasant's eye (autumnalis); - named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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