When Theias shot an arrow into the tree â or when a boar used its tusks to rend the tree's bark â Adonis was born from the tree. This myth fits both Adonis' nature as a vegetation god and his origins from the hot foreign desert lands where the myrrh tree grew.
intrinsic. adj. 1. of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent. 2. (Anatomy) anatomy situated within or peculiar to a part: intrinsic muscles. [C15: from Late Latin intrinsecus from Latin, inwardly, from intrÄ within + secus alongside; related to sequÄ« to follow].
Full Definition of INTRINSIC. 1. b: being or relating to a semiconductor in which the concentration of charge carriers is characteristic of the material itself instead of the content of any impurities it contains. 2. â inÂ·trinÂ·siÂ·calÂ·ly \-zi-k(É-)lÄ, -si-\ adverb.See intrinsic defined for English-language learners.ull Definition of INTRINSIC. 1. b: being or relating to a semiconductor in which the concentration of charge carriers is characteristic of the material itself instead of the content of any impurities it contains. 2. â inÂ·trinÂ·siÂ·calÂ·ly \-zi-k(É-)lÄ, -si-\ adverb.