Found 2 items, similar to andromeda.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: andromeda 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Andromeda 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. [1913 Webster] 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]