Vindemiatrix

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Gender Feminine
Usage Astronomy
Other Forms FormsVindemiator

Meaning & History

Means "(female) grape harvester" in Latin. This is the name of the third brightest star in the constellation Virgo, and is so named because it rises in early autumn, the beginning of the wine harvesting season.
Added 2/14/2008 by S. Lovett
Edited 3/27/2023 by SeaHorse15