andromeda

2 definitions found

andromeda - 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.
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     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

andromeda - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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