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Meaning of thyrsus

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

thyrsus

Pronunciation:/ˈθɜːsəs//ˈθɚsəs/

noun

Definitions

  1. A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.

  2. A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thyrsus

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