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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -androm-, *androm*
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WordNet (3.0)
andromeda(n) broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers, Syn. Japanese andromeda, Pieris japonica, lily-of-the-valley tree
andromeda(n) any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
andromeda(n) (Greek mythology) an Ethiopian princess and daughter of Cassiopeia; she was fastened to a rock and exposed to a sea monster that was sent by Poseidon, but she was rescued by Perseus and became his wife
andromeda(n) a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy
andromeda galaxy(n) a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Andromed

{ , n. } (Astron.) A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda, -- whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A shower of these meteors takes place every year on November 27th or 28th. The Andromedes are also called Bielids, as they are connected with Biela's comet and move in its orbit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Variants: Andromede
Andromeda

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus. ] 1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (bot.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary
Andromedadrossel { f } [ ornith. ]Sunda Ground Thrush [Add to Longdo]

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