Ceres
ce·res
noun
1.
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
2.
the largest asteroid and the first discovered
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.
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