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Adonis
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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.

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In Athens, she discovers sex with a Greek Adonis who leaves her pregnant and faced with a serious dilemma: should she have the child and give up her plans for the good life, or should she abort it and follow her star?
 
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