Emily Dickinson Lexicon

planet (-'s, -s), n. [ME < OFr < Late L. < Gk πλανήτης, wanderer < πλαν ￾ν, lead astray.]

1. Heavenly body; celestial sphere.
2. [Fig.] observable phenomenon.
3. [Fig.] wonder of nature; remote, inanimate object; distant, non-human entity.