Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun andromeda

4 senses of andromeda

Sense 1
andromeda, Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica -- (broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2
andromeda -- (any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 3
Andromeda -- ((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)
       INSTANCE OF=> mythical being -- (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Sense 4
Andromeda -- (a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy)
       INSTANCE OF=> constellation -- (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)