An•drom•eda(andräm´ədə) n.

 1 Gr. Myth. an Ethiopian princess whom Perseus rescues from a sea monster and then marries
 2 Astron. a N constellation between Cassiopeia and Pisces containing the nearest spiral galaxy (Andromeda Galaxy) which is just visible to the naked eye
 3 [a-] any of several species of two genera (Andromeda and Pieris) of evergreen shrubs of the heath family