[an.drom.eda] n [NL Andromeda, genus name, fr. L] (ca. 1760): any of several evergreen shrubs (genera Pieris and Andromeda) of the heath family; esp: japanese andromeda An.drom.e.da n [L, fr. Gk Andromede] 1: an Ethiopian princess of Greek mythology rescued from a monster by her future husband Perseus
2. [L (gen. Andromedae)]: a northern constellation directly south of Cassiopeia between Pegasus and Perseus