thyrsi
səs Origin:
1585–95; < Latin < Greek thýrsos Bacchic staff, stem of plant
1585–95; < Latin < Greek thýrsos Bacchic staff, stem of plant
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thyrse or thyrsus (θɜːs, ˈθɜːsəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl thyrses, thyrsi | |
| botany a type of inflorescence, occurring in the lilac and grape, in which the main branch is racemose and the lateral branches cymose | |
| [C17: from French: | |
| thyrsus or thyrsus (θɜːs, ˈθɜːsəs, ˈθɜːsaɪ) | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from French: | |
| 'thyrsoid or thyrsus | |
| —adj | |
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| thyrsus (ˈθɜːsəs) | |
| —n , pl -si | |
| 1. | Greek myth a staff, usually one tipped with a pine cone, borne by Dionysus (Bacchus) and his followers |
| 2. | a variant spelling of thyrse |
| [C18: from Latin, from Greek thursos stalk] | |
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thyrsus
1591, from Gk. thyrsos, lit. "stalk or stem of a plant," a non-Gk. word of unknown origin. The staff or spear tipped with an ornament like a pine cone, and sometimes wreathed in ivy or vine branches, borne by Dionysus and his votaries.
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