venus

(noun) the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'. Synonyms: Venus. Example: "Before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called venus and the morning star was called lucifer."

(noun) goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite. Synonyms: Venus, Urania.

(noun) type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells. Synonyms: Venus, genus Venus.