andromeda

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
    

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