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)