Adonis
Pronunciation : A*do"nis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., gr. Gr.
Definition : 1. (Gr. Myth.)
Defn: A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
2. A pre?minently beautiful young man; a dandy.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants of the family Ranunculace?, containing the pheasaut's eye (Adonis autumnalis); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913