Main Entry:

Ce·res

Pronunciation:

\ˈsir-(ˌ)ēz\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin

Date:

15th century

1 : the Roman goddess of agriculture — compare demeter 2 : a dwarf planet that orbits within the asteroid belt with a mean distance from the sun of 2.7 astronomical units (260 million miles) and a diameter of 590 miles (950 kilometers)