About The Word Calypso
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Calypso
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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 \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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