thyrsus

thyr·sus

T0201200 (thûr′səs)n. pl. thyr·si (-sī) Mythology A staff tipped with a pine cone and twined with ivy, carried by Dionysus, Dionysian revelers, and satyrs.

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[Latin, from Greek thursos.]

thyrsus

(ˈθɜːsəs) n, pl -si (-saɪ) 1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a staff, usually one tipped with a pine cone, borne by Dionysus (Bacchus) and his followers2. (Botany) a variant spelling of thyrse[C18: from Latin, from Greek thursos stalk]

thyr•sus

(ˈθɜr səs)

n., pl. -si (-sī). 1. thyrse. 2. a staff tipped with a pine cone and sometimes twined with ivy leaves, borne by Dionysus and his votaries. [1585–95; < Latin < Greek thýrsos plant stem, thyrsus]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thyrsus - a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymosethyrseflower cluster - an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers

Translations

thyrse