calypso (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: fairy-slipper , calypso bulbosa ]

  2. (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years

    [ Syn: calypso ]

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