1. (Classical mythology) A handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
2. In Greek mythology, a beautiful youth loved by the goddess Aphrodite. He was killed while boar-hunting but was allowed to return from the underworld for six months every year to rejoin her. The anemone sprang from his blood.

Annual or perennial herbs; Also called: genus Adonis.

ETYM Latin, gr. Greek Adonis.
Any handsome young man.