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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Vener-, ~ Date: before 12th century 1. the Roman goddess of love and beauty — compare Aphrodite 2. the planet second in order from the sun — see planet table ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. Venuses) 1 the planet second from the sun in the solar system. 2 poet. a a beautiful woman. b sexual love; amorous influences or desires. Phrases and idioms Venus (or Venus's) fly-trap a flesh-consuming plant, Dionaea muscipula, with leaves that close on insects etc. Venus's comb = shepherd's needle (see SHEPHERD). Venus's looking-glass any of various plants of the genus Legousia with small blue flowers. Derivatives Venusian adj. & n. Etymology: OE f. L Venus Veneris, the goddess of love ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- O.E., from L. (pl. veneres), in ancient Roman mythology, the goddess of beauty and love, especially sensual love; applied by the Romans to Gk. Aphrodite, Egyptian Hathor, etc. The venus fly-trap (Dionжa muscipula) was discovered 1760 by Gov. Arthur Dobbs in North Carolina and description sent to Collinson in England. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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