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)