NOUN | person | adonis | any handsome young man |
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plant | Adonis, genus Adonis | annual or perennial herbs | |
person | Adonis | (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone |
Sounds | ahdaa'nahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Any handsome young man. | |
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Broader | man, adult male | An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
Spanish | adonis | |
Catalan | adonis |
Meaning | annual or perennial herbs. | |
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Synonym | genus Adonis | |
Member of | Ranunculaceae, family Ranunculaceae, buttercup family, crowfoot family | A family of Ranunculaceae |
Members | pheasant's-eye, Adonis annua | Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark centers |
Broader | magnoliid dicot genus | genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms |
Spanish | adonis, Adonis, genus adonis | |
Catalan | adonis, Adonis, genus adonis |
Meaning | (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone. | |
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Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Broader | daemon, demigod | A person who is part mortal and part god |
Spanish | Adonis | |
Catalan | Adonis | |
Adjectives | Adonic | or relating to or like Adonis |
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