Main Entry: ¹ca·lyp·so

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈlip-(ˌ)sō\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kalypsō

Date: 14th century

1 capitalized : a sea nymph in Homer's Odyssey who keeps Odysseus seven years on the island of Ogygia
2 plural calypsos [New Latin, genus name, probably from Latin] : a bulbous bog orchid (Calypso bulbosa) of northern regions bearing a single white to purplish flower