In Greek mythology, an Ethiopian princess chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster. She was rescued by Perseus, who married her.

ETYM Latin, from Greek andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus.
1. Any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers.
2. Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers; SYN. Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica.

Wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States; SYN. moorwort, Andromeda glaucophylla.

A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda Galaxy.
Major constellation of the northern hemisphere, visible in autumn. Its main feature is the Andromeda galaxy. The star Alpha Andromedae forms one corner of the Square of Pegasus. It is named for the princess of Greek mythology.