proserpine

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Synonyms: proserpina, reserpine, proserpinas, proserpines

Antonyms: proserpina, reserpine, proserpinas, proserpines

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Roman mythology}} {{alternative form of|en|Proserpina|t=[[Roman]] [[goddess]] of the [[seasons]] and [[spring]] [[vegetation]], daughter of [[Ceres]] and [[Jupiter]]; [[queen]] of the [[Underworld]] as wife of [[Pluto]]; equivalent to [[Greek]] [[Persephone]] and old [[Italic]] deity [[Libera]]}}.
2. {{place|en|river|s/Queensland|c/Australia}}, named for the goddess in 1859.
3. {{place|en|town|in|r:Suf/Whitsunday|s/Queensland}}, founded in the 1890s, so it would have been named after the river.

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