Meaning of CALYPSO
| Pronunciation: | | ku'lipsow, ku'lipsow
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | Calypso bulbosa, fairy-slipper |
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| | See Also: | | orchid, orchidaceous plant, sea nymph | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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