"adonium" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [aˈdoː.ni.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [aˈd̪ɔː.ni.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀδώνιος (Adṓnios, “of Adonis”) and Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis, “Adonis”). The meaning referring to a plant is a misreading in Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia. The meaning referring to meter, μέτρον (métron, “meter”) Ἀδώνιον (Adṓnion), reportedly named for its use in the festival of Adonis. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Ἀδώνιος||of Adonis}} Ancient Greek Ἀδώνιος (Adṓnios, “of Adonis”) Head templates: {{la-noun|adōnium<2>}} adōnium n (genitive adōniī or adōnī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|adōnium<2>}} Forms: adōnium [canonical, neuter], adōniī [genitive], adōnī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], adōnium [nominative, singular], adōnia [nominative, plural], adōniī [genitive, singular], adōnī [genitive, singular], adōniōrum [genitive, plural], adōniō [dative, singular], adōniīs [dative, plural], adōnium [accusative, singular], adōnia [accusative, plural], adōniō [ablative, singular], adōniīs [ablative, plural], adōnium [singular, vocative], adōnia [plural, vocative], adōnidium [alternative]
  1. (botanical)
    (possibly) a type of southernwood with a golden or bloodred flower (as if referring to the blood of Adonis)
    Tags: declension-2, possibly
    Sense id: en-adonium-la-noun-H183GMHe Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Flowers, Plants Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 24 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 12 16 Disambiguation of Flowers: 64 18 19 Disambiguation of Plants: 37 33 30
  2. (botanical)
    (possibly) a method of gardening
    Tags: declension-2, possibly
    Sense id: en-adonium-la-noun-MbnVScNZ Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 37 33 30
  3. (grammar, meter, verse) a Adonic verse, a verse composed of a dactyl and spondee Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-adonium-la-noun-yMbHiyVe Categories (other): Grammar, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Plants Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 49 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 20 18 63 Disambiguation of Plants: 37 33 30 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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