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an⋅drom⋅e⋅da

  [an-drom-i-duh]
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–noun
Japanese andromeda.
Origin:
special use of Andromeda

An⋅drom⋅e⋅da

  [an-drom-i-duh]
–noun, genitive -dae  [-dee] for 2.
1. Classical Mythology. an Ethiopian princess, the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, by whom she had been rescued from a sea monster.
2. Astronomy. the Chained Lady, a northern constellation between Pisces and Cassiopeia.

Japanese andromeda

 
–noun
an Asian evergreen shrub, Pieris japonica, of the heath family, having broad, glossy leaves and drooping clusters of whitish blossoms.
Also called andromeda.

Origin:
1945–50
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an·drom·e·da   (ān-drŏm'ĭ-də)   
n.  Any of several shrubs of the genera Pieris or Andromeda or their relatives.

[From Andromeda.]
An·drom·e·da   (ān-drŏm'ĭ-də)   
n.  

  1. Greek Mythology The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who had rescued her from a sea monster.

  2. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Lacerta and Perseus and south of Cassiopeia. It contains a large spiral galaxy visible to the naked eye. The spiral is 2.2 million light-years from Earth.


[Latin, from Greek Andromedē.]
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Word Origin & History

Andromeda 
constellation, 1706, in classical mythology the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from Gk., lit. "mindful of her husband," from andros, gen. of aner "man" + medesthai "to be mindful of, think on," related to medea (neut. pl.) "counsels, plans, devices, cunning" (and source of the name Medea).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·drom·e·da
Pronunciation: an-'dräm-&d-&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a small genus of lowevergreen boreal or arctic shrubs of the heath family (Ericaceae) having drooping white or pinkish flowers in terminal umbels and including several that are sources of andromedotoxin
2 : any plant of the genus Andromeda
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Science Dictionary
Andromeda   (ān-drŏm'ĭ-də)  Pronunciation Key 
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Perseus and Pegasus. It contains a spiral-shaped galaxy that, at a distance of 2.2 million light-years, is the farthest celestial object visible to the naked eye.
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Andromeda

in astronomy, constellation of the northern sky at about one hour right ascension (the coordinate on the celestial sphere analogous to longitude on the Earth) and 40 north declination (angular distance north of the celestial equator), named for Andromeda of Greek legend. Its most notable feature is the great Andromeda Galaxy.

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