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andromeda

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: andromeda

1
 n
any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
2
 n
broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: andromeda
1

n any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers

Types:
Andromeda glaucophylla, bog rosemary, moorwort
wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
Andromeda polifolia, common bog rosemary, marsh andromeda
erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2

n broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers

Synonyms:
Japanese andromeda, Pieris japonica, lily-of-the-valley tree
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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