'Betelgeuse' definitions:

Definition of 'Betelgeuse'

(from WordNet)
noun
The second brightest star in Orion [syn: Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis]

Definition of 'Betelgeuse'

From: GCIDE
  • Betelguese \Bet"el*guese\ (b[e^]t"[e^]l*j[=e]z), n. [F. B['e]telgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.) A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of Orion. [Written also Betelgeux and Betelgeuse.] [1913 Webster]