(n) low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers, Syn. genus Cassiope
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cassiopeia's Chair, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia, somewhat resembling a chair. [ 1913 Webster ]