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ALL meanings of andromeda

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  • noun andromeda the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who saved her from a sea monster 3
  • noun andromeda a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cassiopeia and Pegasus, the three brightest stars being of the second magnitude. It contains the Andromeda Galaxy a spiral galaxy 2.2 million light years away 3
  • noun andromeda an Ethiopian princess whom Perseus rescues from a sea monster and then marries 3
  • noun andromeda a N constellation between Cassiopeia and Pisces containing the nearest spiral galaxy (Andromeda Galaxy) which is just visible to the naked eye 3
  • noun andromeda any of several species of two genera (Andromeda and Pieris) of evergreen shrubs of the heath family 3
  • noun andromeda An evergreen shrub of the heath family, typically with clusters of small bell-like flowers. 1
  • noun andromeda Japanese andromeda. 1
  • noun andromeda Any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers. 0
  • noun andromeda Bog rosemary. 0
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