Thesaurus: thyrsus

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1. n. 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.
2. n. A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
3. n. a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose
4. 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. A good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus. Mrs. Browning. In my hand I bear The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine. Longfellow. 2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
5. A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilacand horse-chestnut.
6. n a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose