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Calypso - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Calypso : (noun)
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: fairy-slipper,
Calypso bulbosa]
2: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for
seven years [syn: Calypso]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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