Evening star

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter.
  2. 2
    An evening primrose (Oenothera biennis).
  3. 3
    Mentzelia pumila (dwarf mentzelia) and other species of genus Mentzelia.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening.

    "Near-synonym: Phosphorus"

  2. 2
    The planet Venus when it appears in the west (evening sky), after sunset.

    "Near-synonym: Morning Star"

  3. 3
    Oenothera biennis, a medicinal plant.
  4. 4
    Mentzelia pumila; any of several other species of genus Mentzelia.
  5. 5
    The title of any of several newspapers.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cometdaystarhesperuslodestarlucifernorth star

Example

More examples

"We now know that the evening star is the morning star – that is, Hesperus is Phosphorus."

Etymology

From evening + star. Cf. Old English ǣfensteorra.

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