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Ceres vs Cereus - What's the difference?

ceres | cereus |

As a noun ceres

is .

As a proper noun cereus is

.

ceres

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Roman god) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
  • (astronomy) A celestial body orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the largest asteroid and innermost dwarf planet; officially called .

    • Synonyms

    * (astronomy)

    Derived terms

    * cereal * cerium * Cererian

    See also

    * * (mythology) (wikipedia "Ceres") * (astronomy)

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    cereus

    English

    (wikipedia cereus) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (es)
  • Any of the genus Cereus of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

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