calypso

noun

(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years

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

Roots

kalypsocalypso- · Greek · the concealer, sea nymph (from kalyptein 'to cover, conceal'); music genre name of uncertain West Indian origin

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