andromeda

1. Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers (synset 112263976)
   is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
   belongs to: genus pieris, pieris - decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines
   same as: japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, pieris japonica
2. Any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers (synset 112249960)
   is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
   subtypes:

   • andromeda glaucophylla, bog rosemary, moorwort - wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
   • andromeda polifolia, common bog rosemary, marsh andromeda - erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe
   belongs to: genus andromeda - low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere
3. (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 (synset 109520495)
   referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
   is an instance of: mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
4. A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus;
   Contains the Andromeda galaxy (synset 109220149)
   is an instance of: constellation - a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

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