1. (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

• calypso bulbosa
• fairy-slipper

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

• greek mythology

1. (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

• orchid
• orchidaceous plant

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

• sea nymph