betelgeuse

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Betelgeuse
    n 1: the second brightest star in Orion [syn: {Betelgeuse},
         {Alpha Orionis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]