a-do'-nis: A name for the Babylonian god TAMMUZ, which see. The word occurs only in the English Revised Version, margin of Isa 17:10, where for "pleasant plants" is read "plantings of Adonis." The the American Standard Revised Version rightly omits this marginal suggestion.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Adonis
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.