'Calypso' definitions:
Definition of 'calypso'
(from WordNet)
noun
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: calypso, fairy- slipper, Calypso bulbosa]
noun
(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
Definition of 'Calypso'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'calypso'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alba,
- anthem,
- art song,
- aubade,
- ballad,
- ballade,
- ballata,
- barcarole,
- blues,
- blues song,
- boat song,
- Brautlied,
- bridal hymn,
- brindisi,
- canso,
- canticle,
- canzone,
- canzonet,
- canzonetta,
- carol,
- cavatina,
- chanson,
- chant,
- chantey,
- Christmas carol,
- croon,
- croon song,
- dirge,
- ditty,
- drinking song,
- epithalamium,
- folk song,
- hymeneal,
- Kunstlied,
- lay,
- Liebeslied,
- lied,
- lilt,
- love song,
- love-lilt,
- matin,
- minstrel song,
- minstrelsy,
- national anthem,
- prothalamium,
- serena,
- serenade,
- serenata,
- song,
- theme song,
- torch song,
- Volkslied,
- war song,
- wedding song
Calypso, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.