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thyrse.

A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.

  2. A thyrsus (staff with conical ornament).

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle French thyrse, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrsus, torse, and torso.

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