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Thesaurus: andromeda

A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.

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  1. n. A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.
  2. n. A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water.
  3. n. broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
  4. n. any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
  5. 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.
  6. A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythicalAndromeda.
  7. n. broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers n. any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers n. (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