Andromeda

An·drom·e·da  (n-drm-d)

n.

1. Greek Mythology The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who had rescued her from a sea monster.

2. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Lacerta and Perseus and south of Cassiopeia. It contains a large spiral galaxy visible to the naked eye. The spiral is 2.2 million light-years from Earth.

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[Latin, from Greek Andromed.]

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an·drom·e·da  (n-drm-d)

n.

Any of several shrubs of the genera Pieris or Andromeda or their relatives.

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[From Andromeda.]

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Andromeda  (n-drm-d)

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Perseus and Pegasus. It contains a spiral-shaped galaxy that, at a distance of 2.2 million light-years, is the farthest celestial object visible to the naked eye.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	andromeda - broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica genus Pieris, Pieris - decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	andromeda - any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers genus Andromeda - low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere Andromeda glaucophylla, bog rosemary, moorwort - 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, common bog rosemary, marsh andromeda - 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 bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	3.	Andromeda - (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 Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
	4.	Andromeda - a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy