CALYPSO
- sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years
- terrestrial orchid, Calypso bulbosa, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a single variegated purple, yellow, and white flower
- musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics
- to sing or dance to calypso
- an improvised song [n CALYPSOES, CALYPSOS]