| type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells | an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians |
| 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' | Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes |
| goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite | |