Thyrsus definition

Thyrsus

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WordNet

(1) A dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose

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From thyrsus, from .

A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.
- 1968: The champagne was done, and she upturned the bottle to hold it like a thyrsus. — Anthony Burgess, Enderby Outside