Definition of Japanese andromeda

1. Noun. Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Andromeda, Lily-of-the-valley Tree, Pieris Japonica
Group relationships: Genus Pieris, Pieris
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Japanese Andromeda

Japan wax
Japanazi
Japanazis
Japanese
Japanese-speaking
Japanese Archipelago
Japanese B encephalitis virus
Japanese Bobtail
Japanese Bobtails
Japanese Giant Salamanders
Japanese Islands
Japanese Red Army
Japanese Sign Language
Japanese allspice
Japanese amberjack
Japanese andromeda (current term)
Japanese angelica tree
Japanese apricot
Japanese banana
Japanese barberry
Japanese barnyard millet
Japanese beech
Japanese beetle
Japanese bittersweet
Japanese black pine
Japanese brome
Japanese bunching onion
Japanese bunching onions
Japanese capital

Literary usage of Japanese andromeda

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Shinto, the Way of the Gods by William George Aston (1905)
"It was this sword which Susa no wo found in the tail of the great serpent slain by him to rescue the Japanese andromeda, and sent as an offering to his ..."

2. Shinto, (the Way of the Gods). by William George Aston (1905)
"It was this sword which Susa no wo found in the tail of the great serpent slain by him to rescue the Japanese andromeda, and sent as an offering to his ..."

3. Queer Things about Japan by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1903)
"This was the origin of the Shinto service and regalia; the sword added being that with which the Importunate Male rescued a Japanese andromeda from an ..."

4. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"Most of the evergreens (like Kalmia, Japanese andromeda, and Rhododendrons of beautiful colour) are choice flowering ones, so that we have bloom in spring ..."

5. Shinto: The Ancient Religion of Japan by William George Aston (1907)
"Here he appears in a totally new character as the Perseus of a Japanese andromeda, whom he rescues from a huge serpent, having first intoxicated the monster ..."

6. The English Flower Garden and Pleasure Ground: Design and Arrangement Shown by William Robinson (1899)
"Most of the evergreens (like Kalmia, Japanese andromeda, and Rhododendrons of beautiful colour) are choice flowering ones, so that we have bloom in spring ..."

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