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Adonis (botany)

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Adonis

In botany, a genus of annual and perennial herbs of the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family, natives of Europe and Asia. The perennial A. vernalis has large, yellow spring flowers; A. aestivalis and A. autumnalis, also known as pheasant's eyes, are annuals with scarlet petals; and A. amurensis is a Japanese perennial for the greenhouse.



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