evening star

== English == === Etymology === From evening + star. Cf. Old English ǣfensteorra. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === the evening star (astronomy) The planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening. Synonyms: Hesperus, evenstar (rare) Near-synonym: Phosphorus ==== Translations ==== === Noun === evening star (plural evening stars) Any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter. Synonym: (planet Mercury) Hermes Antonyms: morning star, Apollo An evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). Mentzelia pumila (dwarf mentzelia) and other species of genus Mentzelia. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Gravenstein