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NOUN (4)

1. broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers;
[syn: andromeda, Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica]

2. any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers;

3. (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife;

4. a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Andromeda \An*drom"e*da\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus.] 1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda. [1913 Webster] 2. (bot.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water. [1913 Webster] Andromede
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

andromeda n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: andromeda, Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica] 2: any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers 3: (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife 4: a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy