Venus

n 1: the second nearest planet to the sun; visible as an early

`morning star' or an `evening star'; rotates slowly in

the opposite direction from the normal rotation of the

planets [syn: {Venus}]

2: goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite [syn: {Venus},

{Urania}]

3: type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams

with thick oval shells [syn: {Venus}, {genus Venus}]