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English noun: andromeda | |||
| 1. | andromeda (plant) broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers | ||
| Synonyms | Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Member meronym | genus Pieris, Pieris | ||
| 2. | andromeda (plant) any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Andromeda glaucophylla, Andromeda polifolia, bog rosemary, common bog rosemary, marsh andromeda, moorwort | ||
| Member meronym | genus Andromeda | ||
| 3. | Andromeda (person) (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 | ||
| Instance hypernym | mythical being | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
| 4. | Andromeda (object) a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy | ||
| Instance hypernym | constellation | ||
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