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an Asian evergreen shrub, Pieris japonica, of the heath family, having broad, glossy leaves and drooping clusters of whitish blossoms. Also called andromeda.[1945-50]
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Japanese andromeda — n. [see ANDROMEDA] an evergreen plant (Pieris japonica) of the heath family, with drooping racemes of bell shaped, white flowers … English World dictionary
Japanese andromeda — noun broad leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers • Syn: ↑andromeda, ↑lily of the valley tree, ↑Pieris japonica • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Japanese-andromeda — japoninis bereinutis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Pieris japonica), paplitęs Japonijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Pieris japonica angl. Japanese andromeda; lily of the valley bush šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Japanese andromeda — noun Etymology: New Latin Andromeda, genus of plants, from Latin Andromeda, Ethiopian princess, from Greek Andromedē Date: 1948 a shrubby evergreen heath (Pieris japonica) of southeastern Asia with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of usually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Japanese andromeda — Jap′anese′ androm′eda n. pln an Asian evergreen shrub, Pieris japonica, of the heath family, having broad, glossy leaves and drooping clusters of whitish blossoms • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
andromeda — /an drom i deuh/, n. See Japanese andromeda. [special use of ANDROMEDA] * * * In Greek mythology, the wife of Perseus. She was the daughter of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiope of Joppa in Palestine (called Ethiopia). Her mother boasted that… … Universalium
andromeda — noun 1. broad leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers • Syn: ↑Japanese andromeda, ↑lily of the valley tree, ↑Pieris japonica • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
andromeda — noun Etymology: New Latin Andromeda, genus name, from Latin Date: circa 1760 any of several evergreen shrubs (genera Pieris and Andromeda) of the heath family; especially Japanese andromeda … New Collegiate Dictionary
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