Venus
— Noun
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～ type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
Venus
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～ the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is 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"
Venus
— Noun
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～ goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
Venus' slipper
— Noun
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～ any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
Venus mercenaria
— Noun
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～ an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
Venus maidenhair
— Noun
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～ delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
Venus'-hair fern
— Noun
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～ delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
Venus's slipper
— Noun
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～ any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
Venus's girdle
— Noun
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～ ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body
Venus's curse
— Noun
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～ a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
Venus's shoe
— Noun
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～ any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
Venus's flytrap
— Noun
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～ carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
Venus's flower basket
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～ a deep-water marine sponge having a cylindrical skeleton of intricate glassy latticework; found in the waters of the East Indies and the eastern coast of Asia
Venus's flytraps
— Noun
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～ carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
Venushair
— Noun
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～ delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
Veps
— Noun
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～ a Finnic language spoken by the Veps
Veps
— Noun
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～ a member of a Finnish people of Russia
Vepse
— Noun
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～ a Finnic language spoken by the Veps
Vepse
— Noun
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～ a member of a Finnish people of Russia
Vepsian
— Noun
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～ a member of a Finnish people of Russia