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calypso

Main Entry:: ¹ca·lyp·so
Pronunciation:: \kə-ˈlip-(ˌ)sō\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Latin, from Greek Kalypsō
Date:: 14th century

1capitalized : a sea nymph in Homer's Odyssey who keeps Odysseus seven years on the island of Ogygia2plural calypsos [New Latin, genus name, probably from Latin] : a bulbous bog orchid (Calypso bulbosa) of northern regions bearing a single white to purplish flower

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