lucida

[ loo-si-duh ]

/ ˈlu sɪ də /

the brightest star in a constellation.

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1720–30; < New Latin, special use of Latin lūcida (stella) bright (star), feminine of lūcidus lucid

One of the ancient constellations, of which the lucida is the well-known nautical star Betelgeuze.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The lucida of Orion, α Orionis, and a standard Greenwich star of the first magnitude.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The lucida of Taurus, the well-known nautical star, popularly called Bull's-eye.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The stars γ and β are pointer stars to a fifth-magnitude star the lucida of the asterism Lacerta, the lizard about 15° from β.
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott

One of the ancient southern constellations, the lucida of which is Fomalhaut.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth