Venus

Ve*nus

noun

{bc}the Roman goddess of love and beauty {dx}compare {dxt|aphrodite||}{/dx}

Venus fly*trap

noun

{bc}an insectivorous plant ({it}Dionaea muscipula{/it}) of the sundew family of the Carolina coast with the leaf apex modified into an insect trap

Venus hair fern

noun

{bc}a {d_link|maidenhair fern|maidenhair fern} ({it}Adiantum capillus-veneris{/it}) that grows chiefly on moist {d_link|calcareous|calcareous} rocks and has delicate fronds with fan-shaped, lobed pinnae {dx_def}see {dxt|pinna||2}{/dx_def} {bc}{sx|southern maidenhair fern||}

Ve*nus's flow*er-bas*ket

noun

{bc}any of several glass sponges (genus {it}Euplectella{/it}) of the western Pacific and Indian oceans

Williams

biographical name

Venus (Ebony Starr) 1980u2013u2002u2002u2002u2002 and her sister Serena (Jameka) 1981u2013u2002u2002u2002u2002 American tennis players