evening star

noun — 3 senses

noun

Etymology From evening + star. Cf. Old English ǣfensteorra.

Any star seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter.

An evening primrose (Oenothera biennis).

Mentzelia pumila (dwarf mentzelia) and other species of genus Mentzelia.

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