Meaning Adonis
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Adonis"a beau," 1620s, from Greek Adonis, name of the youth beloved by Aphrodite, from Phoenician adon "lord," probably originally "ruler," from base a-d-n "to judge, rule [..]
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Adonis(n) (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone(n) any handsome young man(n) annual or perennial herbs
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AdonisA Plant genus of the Family Ranunculaceae. Members contain cardenolide oligoglycosides such as adoniside, adonisidum and alepposide.
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AdonisA plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain cardenolide oligoglycosides such as adoniside, adonisidum and alepposide.
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AdonisEnglish setter that was the first dog registered in the American Kennel Club's stud book(1878).
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Adonis1. A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar. 2. A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy. 3. <botany> A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasaut's eye (Adonis autumnalis); named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower. Origin: L, gr. Gr. (01 M [..]
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AdonisEU project to make cycling and walking safer.
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