1.
[syn: calypso, fairy-slipper, Calypso bulbosa]
2. (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Calypso \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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: calypso, fairy-
slipper, Calypso bulbosa]
2: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for
seven years
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "calypso":
Brautlied, Christmas carol, Kunstlied, Liebeslied, Volkslied, alba,
anthem, art song, aubade, ballad, ballade, ballata, barcarole,
blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn, brindisi, canso,
canticle, canzone, canzonet, canzonetta, carol, cavatina, chanson,
chant, chantey, croon, croon song, dirge, ditty, drinking song,
epithalamium, folk song, hymeneal, lay, lied, lilt, love song,
love-lilt, matin, minstrel song, minstrelsy, national anthem,
prothalamium, serena, serenade, serenata, song, theme song,
torch song, war song, wedding song
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Calypso, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 410
Housing Units (2000): 204
Land area (2000): 0.969973 sq. miles (2.512219 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.969973 sq. miles (2.512219 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09760
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.154753 N, 78.104720 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Calypso, NC
Calypso