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thyrsus

thyr·sus

UK/ˈθɜːsəs/ US/ˈθɜɹsəs/ uncommon

noun

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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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrse, torse, and torso.

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