English dictionary
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English noun: adonis | |||
| 1. | adonis (person) any handsome young man | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adult male, man | ||
| 2. | Adonis (plant) annual or perennial herbs | ||
| Synonyms | genus Adonis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | magnoliid dicot genus | ||
| Member holonym | Adonis annua, pheasant's-eye | ||
| Member meronym | buttercup family, crowfoot family, family Ranunculaceae, Ranunculaceae | ||
| 3. | Adonis (person) (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone | ||
| Samples | When Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | daemon, demigod | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
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