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andromeda
| andromeda galaxy
| andromeda glaucophylla
| andromeda polifolia
| andromede
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andromeda
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun andromeda has 4 senses
- andromeda(n = noun.plant) japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, pieris japonica - broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers; Array is a member of genus pieris, pieris
- andromeda(n = noun.plant) Array - any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers; Array is a member of genus andromeda
- andromeda(n = noun.person) Array - (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; Array is a kind of mythical being
- andromeda(n = noun.object) Array - a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy; Array is a kind of constellation
is a kind of bush, shrub
has particulars: andromeda glaucophylla, bog rosemary, moorwort, andromeda polifolia, common bog rosemary, marsh andromeda
is a kind of bush, shrub
CIDE DICTIONARY
andromeda, 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.].
- A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda. [1913 Webster]
- 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]
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