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andromeda


Definition: Meaning of, andromeda in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / anˈdrɒmɪdə /

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andromeda andromedas
  1. broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
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    Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica
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  2. any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
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Andromeda


Definition: Meaning of, Andromeda in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / anˈdrɒmɪdə /

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Andromeda andromedas
  1. a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
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  2. 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
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Andromeda used in phrases

  • Andromeda galaxy (noun)
    1. a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye
  • Andromeda glaucophylla (noun)
    1. wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
  • Andromeda polifolia (noun)
    1. erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe
  • Japanese andromeda (noun)
    1. broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
  • genus Andromeda (noun)
    1. low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere
  • marsh andromeda (noun)
    1. erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe
  • mountain andromeda (noun)
    1. ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers
  • privet andromeda (noun)
    1. deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers
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