HyperDic: calypso_bulbosa

English > 1 sense of the expression Calypso bulbosa:
NOUNplantCalypso bulbosa, calypso, fairy-slipperrare 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
English > Calypso bulbosa: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningRare 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.
Synonymscalypso, fairy-slipper
Broaderorchid, orchidaceous plantAny of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

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