Hesperus
n . 黄昏星,金星
黄昏星,金星
Hesperus n 1 :
a planet (
usually Venus )
seen at sunset in the western sky [
synonym : {
evening star }, {
Hesperus }, {
Vesper }]
Venus \
Ve "
nus \ (
v [=
e ]"
n [
u ^]
s ),
n . [
L .
Venus , -
eris ,
the goddess of love ,
the planet Venus .]
1 . (
Class .
Myth .)
The goddess of beauty and love ,
that is ,
beauty or love deified .
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2 . (
Anat .)
One of the planets ,
the second in order from the sun ,
its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth ,
at a mean distance from the sun of about 67 ,
000 ,
000 miles .
Its diameter is 7 ,
700 miles ,
and its sidereal period 224 .
7 days .
As the morning star ,
it was called by the ancients {
Lucifer };
as the evening star ,
{
Hesperus }.
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3 . (
Alchem .)
The metal copper ; --
probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors ,
a mirror being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus .
[
Archaic ]
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4 . (
Zool .)
Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus {
Venus }
or family {
Veneridae }.
Many of these shells are large ,
and ornamented with beautiful frills ;
others are smooth ,
glossy ,
and handsomely colored .
Some of the larger species ,
as the round clam ,
or quahog ,
are valued for food .
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{
Venus '
s basin } (
Bot .),
the wild teasel ; --
so called because the connate leaf bases form a kind of receptacle for water ,
which was formerly gathered for use in the toilet .
Also called {
Venus '
s bath }.
{
Venus '
s basket } (
Zool .),
an elegant ,
cornucopia -
shaped ,
hexactinellid sponge ({
Euplectella speciosa })
native of the East Indies .
It consists of glassy ,
transparent ,
siliceous fibers interwoven and soldered together so as to form a firm network ,
and has long ,
slender ,
divergent anchoring fibers at the base by means of which it stands erect in the soft mud at the bottom of the sea .
Called also {
Venus '
s flower basket },
and {
Venus '
s purse }.
{
Venus '
s comb }.
(
a ) (
Bot .)
Same as {
Lady '
s comb }.
(
b ) (
Zool .)
A species of {
Murex } ({
Murex tenuispinus }).
It has a long ,
tubular canal ,
with a row of long ,
slender spines along both of its borders ,
and rows of similar spines covering the body of the shell .
Called also {
Venus '
s shell }.
{
Venus '
s fan } (
Zool .),
a common reticulated ,
fanshaped gorgonia ({
Gorgonia flabellum })
native of Florida and the West Indies .
When fresh the color is purple or yellow ,
or a mixture of the two .
{
Venus '
s flytrap }. (
Bot .)
See {
Flytrap },
2 .
{
Venus '
s girdle } (
Zool .),
a long ,
flat ,
ribbonlike ,
very delicate ,
transparent and iridescent ctenophore ({
Cestum Veneris })
which swims in the open sea .
Its form is due to the enormous development of two spheromeres .
See Illust .
in Appendix .
{
Venus '
s hair } (
Bot .),
a delicate and graceful fern ({
Adiantum Capillus -
Veneris })
having a slender ,
black and shining stem and branches .
{
Venus '
s hair stone } (
Min .),
quartz penetrated by acicular crystals of rutile .
{
Venus '
s looking -
glass } (
Bot .),
an annual plant of the genus {
Specularia }
allied to the bellflower ; --
also called {
lady '
s looking -
glass }.
{
Venus '
s navelwort } (
Bot .),
any one of several species of {
Omphalodes },
low boraginaceous herbs with small blue or white flowers .
{
Venus '
s pride } (
Bot .),
an old name for Quaker ladies .
See under {
Quaker }.
{
Venus '
s purse }. (
Zool .)
Same as {
Venus '
s basket },
above .
{
Venus '
s shell }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any species of Cypraea ;
a cowrie .
(
b )
Same as {
Venus '
s comb },
above .
(
c )
Same as {
Venus },
4 .
{
Venus '
s slipper }.
(
a ) (
Bot .)
Any plant of the genus {
Cypripedium }.
See {
Lady '
s slipper }.
(
b ) (
Zool .)
Any heteropod shell of the genus {
Carinaria }.
See {
Carinaria }.
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Hesperus \
Hes "
pe *
rus \,
n . [
L .
See {
Hesper }.]
1 .
Venus when she is the evening star ;
Hesper .
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2 .
Evening . [
Poetic ]
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The Sun was sunk ,
and after him the Star Of Hesperus . --
Milton .
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Evening \
E "
ven *
ing \,
n . [
AS . [=
ae ]
fnung .
See {
even },
n .,
and cf .
{
Eve }.]
1 .
The latter part and close of the day ,
and the beginning of darkness or night ;
properly ,
the decline of the day ,
or of the sun .
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In the ascending scale Of heaven ,
the stars that usher evening rose .
--
Milton .
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Note :
Sometimes ,
especially in the Southern parts of the United States ,
the afternoon is called evening .
--
Bartlett .
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2 .
The latter portion ,
as of life ;
the declining period ,
as of strength or glory .
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Note :
Sometimes used adjectively ;
as ,
evening gun . "
Evening Prayer ." --
Shak .
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{
Evening flower } (
Bot .),
a genus of iridaceous plants ({
Hesperantha })
from the Cape of Good Hope ,
with sword -
shaped leaves ,
and sweet -
scented flowers which expand in the evening .
{
Evening grosbeak } (
Zo ["
o ]
l .),
an American singing bird ({
Coccothraustes vespertina })
having a very large bill .
Its color is olivaceous ,
with the crown ,
wings ,
and tail black ,
and the under tail coverts yellow .
So called because it sings in the evening .
{
Evening primrose }.
See under {
Primrose }.
{
The evening star },
the bright star of early evening in the western sky ,
soon passing below the horizon ;
specifically ,
the planet Venus ; --
called also {
Vesper }
and {
Hesperus }.
During portions of the year ,
Mars ,
Jupiter ,
and Saturn are also evening stars .
See {
Morning Star }.
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