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thyrsus
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Thyrsus
(gcide) | Thyrsus \Thyr"sus\, n.; pl. Thyrsi. [L., fr. Gr. ?. Cf.
Torso.]
1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone,
or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or
berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs
and others engaging in Bacchic rites.
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A good to grow on graves
As twist about a thyrsus. --Mrs.
Browning.
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In my hand I bear
The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.
--Longfellow.
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2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in
the lilac and horse-chestnut.
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thyrsus
(wn) | thyrsus
n 1: a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut)
in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are
cymose [syn: thyrse, thyrsus] |
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thyrsus
(encz) | thyrsus, n: |
thyrsus
(wn) | thyrsus
n 1: a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut)
in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are
cymose [syn: thyrse, thyrsus] |
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