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English noun: calypso

1. calypso (plant) 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


SynonymsCalypso bulbosa, fairy-slipper


Broader (hypernym)orchid, orchidaceous plant

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


Broader (hypernym)sea nymph


Domain categoryGreek mythology









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