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Noun: calypso  ku'lip-sow
  1. A type of music and dance that originated in the West Indies
     
  2. 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
    - fairy-slipper, Calypso bulbosa
Noun: Calypso  ku'lip-sow
  1. (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

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