Added 10 October 2026
andromeda
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about andromeda at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers.
- Any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers.
- (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.
Origin
From Andromeda.
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