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Calypso

Calypso Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Calypso? [n] (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years [n] rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf Synonyms \| Synonyms for Calypso: Calypso bulbosa \| fairy-slipper Related Terms \| Find terms related to Calypso: alba \| anthem \| art song \| aubade \| ballad \| ballade \| ballata \| barcarole \| blues \| blues song \| boat song \| Brautlied \| bridal hymn \| brindisi \| canso \| canticle \| canzone \| canzonet \| canzonetta \| carol \| cavatina \| chanson \| chant \| chantey \| Christmas carol \| croon \| croon song \| dirge \| ditty \| drinking song \| epithalamium \| folk song \| hymeneal \| Kunstlied \| lay \| Liebeslied \| lied \| lilt \| love song \| love-lilt \| matin \| minstrel song \| minstrelsy \| national anthem \| prothalamium \| serena \| serenade \| serenata \| song \| theme song \| torch song \| Volkslied \| war song \| wedding song See Also \| orchid \| orchidaceous plant \| sea nymph Calypso In Webster's Dictionary \Calyp"so\ (k[.a]l[i^]p"s[-o]), n. [The Latinized Greek name of a beautiful nymph.] (Bot.) A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The {Calypso borealis} is the only orchid which reaches 68[deg] N.

Calypso Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Calypso?

[n] (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
[n] rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf

Synonyms | Synonyms for Calypso: Calypso bulbosa | fairy-slipper

See Also | orchid | orchidaceous plant | sea nymph

Calypso In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca*lyp"so\ (k[.a]*l[i^]p"s[-o]), n. [The Latinized
Greek name of a beautiful nymph.] (Bot.)
A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower
variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold
and wet localities in the northern part of the United States.
The {Calypso borealis} is the only orchid which reaches
68[deg] N.

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