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andromeda

  (ăn-drŏm'ĭ-də) pronunciation
n.

Any of several shrubs of the genera Pieris or Andromeda or their relatives.

[From ANDROMEDA.]


 
 

The botanical name for bog rosemary.

 
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
  Synonyms: Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica

Meaning #2: any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers


 
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