Search Result:andromeda


KK Pronunciation

〔 æn`drɑmәdә 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ænˋdrɒmәdә 〕


Overview of noun andromeda

The noun andromeda has 4 senses


  • andromeda, Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica -- (broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers)

  • andromeda -- (any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers)

  • Andromeda -- ((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)

  • Andromeda -- (a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy)