an·drom·eda
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Definition of andromeda
(Entry 1 of 2)
: any of several evergreen shrubs (genera Pieris and Andromeda) of the heath family
especially
: japanese andromeda
Andromeda
noun (2)
An·drom·e·da
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Definition of Andromeda (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an Ethiopian princess of Greek mythology rescued from a monster by her future husband Perseus
2
[Latin (genitive Andromedae)]
: a northern constellation directly south of Cassiopeia between Pegasus and Perseus
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Spikes of creamy white astilbe mimicked Mona Lisa’s skin tone, and the long seed heads of the andromeda aped her fingers and added a tawny layer.
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Lindsey Taylor, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2018
The andromeda alongside my front steps mysteriously died over the winter.
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New York Times, 25 May 2018
Lace bugs are extremely common on both azaleas and andromeda, shrubs that like moist organic soil and partial shade.
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Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 17 May 2018
Your andromeda and azaleas have lace bugs, an insect that inserts its feeding tube into the leaf and sucks out the contents of plant cells.
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Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 17 May 2018
There are no richer parterres to my eyes than the dense beds of dwarf andromeda (Cassandra calyculata) which cover these tender places on the earth’s surface.
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Henry David Thoreau, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2017
Botany cannot go farther than tell me the names of the shrubs which grow there,—the high-blueberry, panicled andromeda, lambkill, azalea, and rhodora,—all standing in the quaking sphagnum.
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Henry David Thoreau, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2017
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andromeda
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an·drom·e·da
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Medical Definition of andromeda
1
capitalized
: a small genus of low evergreen boreal or arctic shrubs of the heath family (Ericaceae) having drooping white or pinkish flowers in terminal umbels and including several that are sources of andromedotoxin
2
: any plant of the genus Andromeda
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