1. Any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
   "The andromeda's delicate white flowers contrasted beautifully with its dark green foliage"
    
2. Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
   "Japanese andromeda brightened the winter garden";
   - Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
    
2. (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

Derived forms: andromedas

Type of: bush, constellation, mythical being, shrub

Part of: genus Andromeda, genus Pieris, Pieris

Encyclopedia: Andromeda