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adonis meaning and definition
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Definition of adonis (noun)
- any handsome young man
- annual or perennial herbs
- synonyms: genus Adonis
- (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"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet