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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
calypso \calyp"so\ k.ali^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
   68deg n.
   1913 webster
see also:
calypso borealis 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
fairy-slipper calypso bulbosa 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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




[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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



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