Noun: calypso ku'lip-sow
- A type of music and dance that originated in the West Indies, esp. Trinidad
"They danced to the lively rhythms of calypso music"
- 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
"We were lucky to spot a calypso orchid on our hike through the bog";
- fairy-slipper, Calypso bulbosa
- (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
Derived forms: Calypsos, calypsos
Type of: dance music, orchid, orchidaceous plant, sea nymph
Encyclopedia: Calypso, North Carolina