evening star

Meanings

1. The planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening.

1. Any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter.
2. An evening primrose (Oenothera biennis).
3. Mentzelia pumila (dwarf mentzelia) and other species of genus Mentzelia.

1. The planet Venus when it appears in the west (evening sky), after sunset.
2. Oenothera biennis, a medicinal plant.
3. Mentzelia pumila; any of several other species of genus Mentzelia.
4. The title of any of several newspapers.

Etymology

From evening + star. Cf. Old English ǣfensteorra.