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   Adonis
   (Flower Of Adonis, Pheasant's Eye) These hardy perennials and annuals belong to the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae. There is a legend that this plant grew up from the blood of Adonis when he was wounded by a wild animal. These plants, also known as Pheasant's Eye or Flower of Adonis, grow from 6 inches to a foot high, and the same wide. They form clumps of green, fern-like foliage. A. brevistyla is a perennial that is native to damp forests, scrub, and rocky ravines of Bhutan and West Chin...
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   Adonis
   in Greek mythology, a beautiful mortal born from a tree; Adonis' mother, Smyrna, tricked her father into an incestuous relationship; her father found out about the deception and pursued his daughter wielding a sword; when she knew she would be overtaken and killed, Smyrna prayed to the gods to make her invisible; the gods responded by turning her into the tree called smyrna (myrrh); ten months later Adonis was born from the tree; one myth tells of Adonis, on account of his beauty, being secreting away by Aphrodite who placed him in a chest which she entrusted to Persephone; overcome by Adonis' beauty, Persephone would not return him to Aphrodite; as the result of the impasse, Zeus judged that Adonis should spend one third of the year with Aphrodite, one third with Persephone, and one third by himself; another myth tells that Zeus selected the Muse Calliope to judge of the dispute; Calliope decided that Adonis should spend half a year with Persephone and half with Aphrodite; displeased with this decision, Aphrodite sought her revenge by inciting the Thracian women against Calliope's son, Orpheus, whom they tore him limb from limb while entranced.
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   Adonis
   Adonis (pheasant's eye) is a genus of ranunculaceous plants. They are found throughout Europe, Asia and America and are highly poisonous.
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   Adonis
   Adonis was a Phoenician god, adopted by Greek mythology as a mortal favourite of Aphrodite. He was killed by a wild boar and upon finding him Aphrodite caused the plant the anemone to rise from his blood.
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   Adonis
   [n] - annual or perennial herbs 2. [n] - any handsome young man 3. [n] - (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love
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   Adonis
   In Greek mythology, a beautiful youth loved by the goddess Aphrodite. He was killed while boar-hunting but was allowed to return from the underworld for a period every year to rejoin her. The...
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   Adonis
   A·do'nis (ȧ*dō'nĭs) noun [ Latin , gr. Greek 'A`dwnis .] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar. 2. A preëminently beautiful young man; a dandy. 3. (Botany) A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceĉ , containing the pheasant's eye ( Adonis autumnalis
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   adonis
   1. 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.
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   Adonis
   genus Adonis noun annual or perennial herbs
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    Adonis
    noun (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; `when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite`
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    Adonis
    `Adonis` is a figure of West Semitic origin, where he is a central cult figure in various mystery religions, who enters Greek mythology in Hellenistic times. He is closely related to the Egyptian Osiris, the Semitic Tammuz and Baal Hadad, the Etruscan Atunis and the Phrygian Attis, all of whom are deities of rebirth and vegetation. Some mythologists believe that Balder is to be read as his counterpart in Germanic mythology. Adonis is one of the...
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    Adonis
    • (n.) A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar. • (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. • (n.) A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.Adonis: words i...
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    Adonis
    in Greek mythology, a youth of remarkable beauty, the favourite of the goddess Aphrodite (identified with Venus by the Romans). Traditionally, he ... [2 related articles]
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    Adonis
    Lebanese poet and literary critic who was a leader of the modernist movement in Arabic poetry in the second half of the 20th century.[3 related articles]
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    Adonis
    Adonis is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `Handsome Man Loved by Aphrodite` Where is it used? The name Adonis is mainly used In Greek Mythology.For the opposite sex use: In Other languages: Adonia (F) Adonis appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 763.. 1995 was a `top year` for the name Adonis. (Based on 128 years of name histor
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    adonis
    
    1. any handsome young man
    2. annual or perennial herbs
    3. (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love
    
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    Adonis
    Adonis or Adunis,pen name of Ali Ahmad Said, 1930–, Syrian poet and essayist, generally considered the Arab world's greatest living poet. He began writing poetry in the 1950s. After being jailed (1955) for antigovernment activities, he moved (1956) to Beirut, where he cofounded (1957) the jour...
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    Adonis
    Adonis (udō'nis, udon'is) , in Greek mythology, beautiful youth beloved by Aphrodite and Persephone. He was born of the incestuous union of Myrrha (or Smyrna) and Cinyras, king of Cyprus. Aphrodite left Adonis in the care of Persephone, who raised him and made him her lover. Aphrodite ...
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