ceres Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
  2. noun the largest asteroid and the first discovered
  3. noun the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds
    cere.
  4. verb wrap up in a cerecloth
    cere.
    • cere a corpse

WordNet

Ce"res noun
Etymology
L., Ceres, also corn, grain, akin to E. create.
Definitions
  1. (Class. Myth.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the goddess of corn and tillage.
  2. (Actron.) The first discovered asteroid.

Webster 1913