Associations to the word «Andromeda»

ANDROMEDA, proper noun. Pieris.

ANDROMEDA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae   — bog rosemary.

ANDROMEDA, proper noun. (Greek mythology) The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to a sea monster by Perseus who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.

ANDROMEDA, proper noun. (constellation) An autumn constellation of the northern sky representing the "Chained Lady" Andromeda from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Pisces and Cassiopeia.

ANDROMEDA, proper noun. (galaxy) Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; M31.

ANDROMEDA, noun. Any shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers.

ANDROMEDA, noun. Bog rosemary.

ANDROMEDA GALAXY, proper noun. (astronomy) the spiral galaxy M31 in the Local Group; visually, the main galaxy in the Andromeda Constellation

ANDROMEDA, noun. Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers.

ANDROMEDA, noun. Any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers.

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.

ANDROMEDA, noun. A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy.