| NOUN | plant | calypso, fairy-slipper, Calypso bulbosa | 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 |
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| person | Calypso | (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years |
| Sounds | kahlih'psow. | |
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| Rhymes | Alonso ... virtuoso: 20 rhymes with sow... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | fairy-slipper, Calypso bulbosa | |
| Broader | orchid, orchidaceous plant | Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors |
| Meaning | (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Broader | sea nymph | (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus |
| Spanish | Calipso | |
| Catalan | Calipso | |
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