thyrse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.
  2. A thyrsus (staff with conical ornament).

Word forms

thyrse thyrses

Etymology

From Middle French thyrse, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrsus, torse, and torso.

Derived words

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