the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"
goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite Synonyms:Urania
type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells Synonyms:genus Venus
