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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A goddess or female spirit representing the earth as the giver of life; a fertility goddess.
- noun A woman combining maternal and sensual qualities.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility
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