andromeda

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
noun any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
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

From Andromeda.

NOTES.--Orion and Andromeda are the names of two constellations. — McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
[192] This alludes to the fable of Perseus and Andromeda. — Cicero's Tusculan Disputations: Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth, Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is Guido’s picture of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea-monster or whale. — Moby Dick; Or, The Whale, Herman Melville

Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica

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