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
"The botanist spent hours sketching the delicate calypso in the damp northern marsh, noting its single pale bloom rising above a lone green leaf."
(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
"After his ship was wrecked, the sailors blamed their misfortune on Calypso, the sea nymph who had kept Odysseus trapped in her cave for seven long years."
A type of music and dance that originated in the West Indies (perhaps Trinidad), characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects, often creating satire of current events.
"The early spring bloom in the wet meadow was a delicate calypso, its pink petals unfurling above the muddy ground."
A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa
To perform calypso.
"After months of rehearsal, she finally stepped onto the stage to calypso for her hometown festival."
A sea nymph who entertained Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years.
"The sailors whispered that Calypso had held them captive on her island just as she kept Odysseus enchanted for seven years in Greek myth."