earth-goddess
or earth god·dess
[ urth-god-is ]
/ ˈɜrθˌgɒd ɪs /
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noun
a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
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Nearby words
earth up, earth wave, earth wax, earth, evolution of, earth-god, earth-goddess, earth-grazer, earth-moving, earth-shattering, eartha, earthborn
Origin of earth-goddess
First recorded in 1875–80
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