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Adonis a genus of the plant family Ranunculaceae; contain adonitoxin, adonidin, cardiac glycosides which cause diarrhea. Includes A. autumnalis (A. microcarpa), A. aestivalis, A. annua (A. microcarpa), A. microcarpa, A. vernalis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Infomercial Adonises pitch
elliptical trainers and recumbent cycles far more vigorously than Ronald
McDonald pitches McNuggets. Part II: Adonises in underwear: The new male beauty ideal,
articles originally appeared in The Boston Phoenix. A horde of
body-slapping cavemen suddenly shed their scraggly duds, transforming
themselves into a chorus line of bikini-clad Adonises. |
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