Synonyms: morning star, Phosphorus, Lucifer, daystar
Definition: a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
Similar words: major planet, planet
Definition: (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction