1.
[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