Calypso,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Calypso \Ca*lyp"so\ (k[.a]*l[i^]p"s[-o]), n. [The Latinized
     Greek name of a beautiful nymph.] (Bot.)
     A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower
     variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold
     and wet localities in the northern part of the United States.
     The {Calypso borealis} is the only orchid which reaches


     68[deg] N.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calypso
       n 1: 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 [syn: {fairy-slipper},
            {Calypso bulbosa}]
       2: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for
          seven years

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "calypso":
     Brautlied, Christmas carol, Kunstlied, Liebeslied, Volkslied, alba,
     anthem, art song, aubade, ballad, ballade, ballata, barcarole,
     blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn, brindisi, canso,
     canticle, canzone, canzonet, canzonetta, carol, cavatina, chanson,
     chant, chantey, croon, croon song, dirge, ditty, drinking song,
     epithalamium, folk song, hymeneal, lay, lied, lilt, love song,
     love-lilt, matin, minstrel song, minstrelsy, national anthem,
     prothalamium, serena, serenade, serenata, song, theme song,
     torch song, war song, wedding song
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Calypso, NC (town, FIPS 9760)
    Location: 35.15459 N, 78.10501 W
    Population (1990): 481 (195 housing units)
    Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Calypso, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
     Population (2000):    410
     Housing Units (2000): 204
     Land area (2000):     0.969973 sq. miles (2.512219 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.969973 sq. miles (2.512219 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            09760
     Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
     Location:             35.154753 N, 78.104720 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Calypso, NC
      Calypso