calypso bulbosa

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   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

   Synonymscalypsofairy-slipper

   Broaderorchid

Questions about calypso bulbosa

What does calypso bulbosa mean?

calypso bulbosa means "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".

What is another word for calypso bulbosa?

Close synonyms include calypso, fairy-slipper. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.