cassiope

[ kuh-sahy-uh-pee ]

/ kəˈsaɪ əˌpi /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.

(initial capital letter) Cassiopeia.

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Origin of cassiope

<New Latin, Latin <Greek KassiópēCassiopeia

Words nearby cassiope

cassina, Cassini, Cassini division, Cassino, Cassiodorus, cassiope, Cassiopeia, Cassirer, cassis, cassiterite, Cassius

Example sentences from the Web for cassiope

Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, and of Cassiope.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames
According to the old mythology, it was not Alcestis, but Cassiope, who was said to be 'stellified.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
It is the same distance to Tarentum from another promontory more to the south than Cassiope, which is called Phalacrum.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo
On my high mountain walks I keep muttering, "Cassiope, cassiope."
My First Summer in the Sierra|John Muir

Cassiope boasted that she and her daughter were more beautiful than Juno and the Nereids.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames

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