THYRSUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: thyrsi   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

thyrse; thyrsus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("thyrsus" is a kind of...):

flower cluster (an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers)

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