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adonis

/ə'dɑnɪs/

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noun
annual or perennial herbs
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genus adonis

type of:
magnoliid dicot genus
noun
any handsome young man
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type of:
man adult male
noun
(Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone
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type of:
demigod daemon

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adonic or relating to or like Adonis
adonic line a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
adonic a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis