calypso

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calypso[1,noun] calypso[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹ca·lyp·so
Pronunciation: k&-'lip-(")sO
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek KalypsO
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