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nounbroad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
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nouna constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
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nounany of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
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noun(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
Definition that contains andromeda
- triangle a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries
- pegasus a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces
- andromeda any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
- andromeda a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
- perseus (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
- cassiopeia (Greek mythology) the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
- andromeda galaxy a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye
- triangulum a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries