andromeda | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers | |
Related terms: | shrub bog_rosemary marsh_andromeda genus_Andromeda | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers | |
Synonyms: | lily-of-the-valley_tree Pieris_japonica Japanese_andromeda | |
Related terms: | shrub Pieris | |
3. | [ noun ] (astronomy) a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda Galaxy | |
Related terms: | constellation | |
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android Andrada anteroom androphobia anhydride androgyne anthropoidal androglossia antrum Antrim Andros Andree anadromous anthropoid androecium Andrenidae Andrade andiron |