Found 2 items, similar to thyrsus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: thyrsus thyrsus n : 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] [also: thyrsi (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Thyrsus 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. [1913 Webster] A good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] In my hand I bear The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut. [1913 Webster]