NOUN | plant | andromeda, Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica | broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers |
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plant | andromeda | any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers | |
person | Andromeda | (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia | |
object | Andromeda | a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus |
Sounds | aendraa'mahdah | |
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Rhymes | ADA ... Wajda: 58 rhymes with dah... |
Meaning | broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers. | |
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Synonyms | Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica | |
Member of | Pieris, genus Pieris | decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Meaning | Any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers. | |
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Member of | genus Andromeda | low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere |
Narrower | bog rosemary, moorwort, Andromeda glaucophylla | wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers |
marsh andromeda, common bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia | Erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers | |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Meaning | (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. | |
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Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
Spanish | Andrómeda |
Meaning | A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy. | |
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Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
Spanish | Andrómeda | |
Catalan | Andromeda, Andròmeda |
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