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Meaning Of Adonis
n.
A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in
the chase by a wild boar.
n.
A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
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.