calypso

4 definitions found

calypso - 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]

calypso - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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

calypso - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Calypso, NC (town, FIPS 9760)
    Location: 35.15459 N, 78.10501 W
    Population (1990): 481 (195 housing units)
    Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

calypso - 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