Andromeda

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

(noun) any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers. Synonyms: andromeda.

(noun) (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.

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