Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Andromeda"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
andromeda
n 1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and
drooping clusters of white flowers [syn: {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: a constellation in the northern hemisphere between
Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda Galaxy
[syn: {Andromeda}]
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