The meaning of Adonis and additional information.

Adonis(n.) A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.

Adonis(n.) A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.

Adonis(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.